Correcting Breast Asymmetry After Implants with Superior Crescent Mastopexy? (photo)

hi before having breast implants for correcting mild asymmetry and one breast siting lower i put some of my concerns here so i did go on with the doctor decision ,290 cc in the one siting lower and more empty and 265 in the other one it is been 10 months and my breast are more uneven now the doctor is sugesting to perform a superior crescent mastopexy on the lower siting breast is this a good idea in my case or i should go for a full lift ?

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9 Doctor Answers | Asked by mantiliza in bristol

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Breast Asymmetry Pre-Op and Post-Op

Dear Maniliza, I would agree with most of my colleagues, and suggest a circumferential mastopexy. I have found the superior crescent lifts to be of little use and rarely use them in my practice. You have more ptosis on the right breast and it appears that there may still be a volume difference as well. An exam would help me decide if a smaller implant on the right or a larger implant on the left is needed. This would be your decision. Keep in... more

Mastopexy

Thank you for your question and for the photos. The problem that you see now in the after photos is due to the size and shape of the right breast before surgery. The right implant is sitting lower because there is more skin on the right breast. If you were to measure the distance from the nipple to the inframammary fold you would find that it is longer on the right than the left and it was before surgery as well. This skin, after the breast augmentation has stretched... more

Ralph R. Garramone, MD

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Fort Myers Plastic Surgeon

Crescent mastopexy will not correct the breast implant assymetry

Hello, A superior crescent mastopexy is designed to raise the upper border of the areola higher. The procedure is rarely performed since it has few indications. A purse-string mastopexy with a permanent suture, on the other hand, is a useful procedure to lift or reduce an areola. In your case, your asymmetry is caused by a lower sitting implant on one side compared to the other. If your breasts feel like they are about the same size and you like your size I would... more

Superior crescent lift

I am not a big fan of a superior crescent lift. I prefer a circumareola so that the entire areola is treated evenly.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Uneven breasts after augmentation

Looking at your pre-op photos, your result seemed predictable. Your right breast was not just bigger, it was drooping more than the left. Simply placing breast implants of different volumes is not the solution. It looks like you needed a lift on the right breast at the time of the placement of implants. You need a revisional surgery that includes a mastopexy on the right...the procedure you needed originally.

Correcting Breast Asymmetry After Implants with Superior Crescent Mastopexy?

In my opinion based upon the series of photos I would increase the size of the left and do l-shaped skin only mastopexy on right. Best to be seen in person

Revision army breast surgery

In my experience, crescenteric mastopexy seems like a good idea, but really does not provide much lift, especially in large breasts. Your right areola is already larger and more elongated than your left. A cresenteric mastopexy will distort your areola more without enough lift for the size of your breasts. A periareolar mastopexy with a scar that goes around the areola will provide a much better solution to your asymmetry. Ask to see before and after photos before... more

Best Option for Revisionary Breast Surgery?

Thank you for the question and pictures. I have the same concerns that you do that a “superior crescent mastopexy” on the more ptopic breast will not provide enough of a breast lift to improve symmetry and/or achieve your goals. I also think that the crescent breast lift in general provides very minimal breast lifting and can lead to an elongation/distorted appearance of the areola involved. I would suggest that you communicate your goals and your concerns clearly with your... more

Crescent Mastopexy/Lifts Give limited results.

A Crescent mastopexy is the least effective of all the lifts to correct asymmetry. For that reason I would recommend a periareolar mastopexy (scar goes completely around the areola not just on top). This will allow you to correct the nipple position for more symmetry. What it will not do however is correct the size difference nor the location of your infra-mammary crease which is lower on the left.