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Could I Have a Cresent Breast Lift and Augment?

asked 10 months ago by sasa73 in Sydney, 02
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 868 times
Tags: breast feeding, candidate, scar

Hi I really want a breast augmentation, i am 38 yrs old have breast feed , my children are now teenagers, no plans for any other children. I initially didnt want a breat lift but have realised i need one, but i am very scared of the scars. could i have a cresent style breast lift and implants??

21 answers to Could I Have a Cresent Breast Lift and Augment?

Breast Augmentation and Breast Lift

Hi Sasa 73, With the exception of Drs. Shafer and Beraka, I respectfully disagree with my colleagues. A crescent lift is an outdated, poorly designed type of mastopexy that will distort your areolar shape, enlarge your areola, and leave you with a thicker than desired scar. Additionally, it does very little 'lifting' of either the nipple or the breast itself. I believe that it should not be considered, even in the least 'saggy' of breasts. Speaking... more

Gerald Minniti, MD, FACS
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

drminniti.com

Crescent lift, vs. augmentation, vs. full matopexy

You pass the pencil test. This means you could have any procedure you want. This simple test requires you place a pencil in the fold under your breasts and see where the areola sits. If it's under you need a lift, if it's on it you may get away with a crescent and if it's over it you can possible do well with an augmentation alone. Another option if you want a modest increase in size is a natural lift where we transfer fat only to the upper pole to make it look lifted even though... more

Ayman Hakki, MD
Washington Plastic Surgeon

Silicone breast implants over the muscle will correct mild sagging.

Hi. A crescent breast lift really does not do much for most women. From your pictures, it looks like you may not need a lift at all. But if you do, we recommend a Benelli lift with a circular scar around the nipple. see video

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breat augmentation and "crescent lift"

A lot will depend on the volume of the implant. Yes you are low but not that low. If you were looking to be somewhere in the C cup range and the implant is placed appropriately it is highly likely that you will not need any form of lift. One way of approaching this is to do the augmentation alone and then reevaluated in six months or year, and allow things to settle, and see if you really need a lift.

Sherwood Baxt, MD
New Jersey Plastic Surgeon

Crescent mastopexy is prone to elongated scars

There are many types of mastopexy, and they are not created equal. First of all, implants alone will give you some "lift", approximately 1cm per 100cc of implants. With this in mind, around a 250cc-350cc implant would be reasonable for you (just a shot in the dark here - obviously you need to try on the implants, show pics of what you want, etc), so you will still leave a small lift. Here's breaking it down: - Crescent: scar over tope of areola only (9'oclock to... more

Lisa B. Cassileth, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Breast lifting type?

Thank you for the question and pictures. Although your concerns regarding scars are very understandable I would suggest that your 1st concern should be obtaining the best results possible (scarring concerns should be secondary). Most patients undergoing this procedure will accept scarring as long as their overall goals in regards to size, shape, contour and symmetry are met. In other words, if you select your surgeon based on the offer of a “limited... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Crescent Breast Lift vs Implants

A crescent lift is a very limited type of lift. If you want your areolas up higher you would need a traditional full lift. If you don't mind a little hang then you could do implants.

Robert N. Young, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

Augmentation and peri-areolar breast lift

Hello, If you are concerned about the vertical scar from a vertical breast lift a peri-areolar breast lift may be a suitable option in your case. You would likely look your best with the complete vertical breast lift requiring an incision around your areola and one down your breast but since your are close you could certainly just get the peri-areolar lift and decide down the road to add the vertical component of the breast lift. You would not be burining any bridges doing so... more

Remus Repta, MD
Phoenix Plastic Surgeon

www.aaaplasticsurgery.com

Breast lift with crescent technique

In order to determine if you will need a breast lift, it all depends on various factors including the location of your nipple, excess skin, and volume that need to be restored. It is hard to tell from your picture if you may or may not need anything more than a crescent breast lift. In my practice, I follow some general guidelines to accomplish great results. Number one, the patient needs to understand that the bigger is not the better. When the skin has been stretched to the point that it... more

Wilberto Cortes, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants and lifts

In surveying the answers given I have to say I'm quite surprised by the number of plastic surgeons who would consider a so-called crescent lift. It seems that only Dr. Minniti understands the outmoded and misconceived nature of this attempt at lifting breasts. Crescent lifts do not lift breast. Even periareolar lifts don't really lift the breast but are better at rearranging the nipple-areola and having it look better balanced over the center of the implant bulge. There are also... more

Scott L. Replogle, MD
Denver Plastic Surgeon

You can but...

Hello, You can probably do this but you will still be a bit on the droopy side. It depends upon whether you are more interested in lifted breasts or a decreased scar pattern. A more involved lift will lift better. I would need to measure you to be sure of course . Best Regards, John Di Saia MD

John P. Di Saia, MD
Orange Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation together with breast lift

Breast augmentation with breast lifting lies along a spectrum. At the far ends of the spectrum all surgeons will agree the patient needs a lift with augmentation or does not need a lift with augmentation. Unfortunately from your posted photos you are in the grey zone and it is unclear that you really need a lift. In breast surgery the ideal aesthetics are a triangle whose points are defined by the notch above the breast bone and each nipple with each side of the triangle of equal length... more

Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Cresent lift ... do I need it?

As the other doctors have pointed out that based on your photos alone , it would appear that you can have just one small scar hidden on your areola with a breast implant rather than have the other scars associated with the lift procedures, eg cresent lift. In any event, you need to be seen in person by a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon to assist you in making a decision as to what is best for you. I hope that this is helpful for you . Jon Sattler, MD Board Certified... more

Jon Sattler, MD
Glendora Plastic Surgeon

Could I Have a Cresent Breast Lift and Augment?

Reading all the experts responses gives me an idea that there is no correct answer. You need to remove your statement about scars from the equation, if your posted photos were shown at a meeting of PSs the majority would chose a full lift but from the desires placed in your question the posted answers are shaded to your request not to what you need. In full agreement with Dr Rand an others for a "non crescent lift" or a full lift.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Breast lifts and implants

Because of your loose lower pole skin and lower nipple position, you would look "best" with an implant and a full lift, not just a tiny crescent. But the call is yours as long as you would be happy with the breasts sitting off the low end of the implant which is where they would be without a lift. A lift can always be done later too. see photos

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Crescent Breast Lift

Based on your pictures, you would benefit the most from a traditional augmentation and mastopexy. Just a crescent lift in you would make very minimal difference and distort your breast. Patients often make a mistake by thinking that minimal surgery will somehow produce maximum results. Good Luck.

David Shafer, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Creasant lift will not be enough

I could see a periareolar lift instead of a crescent lift. A crescent would also leave a less than ideal scar do to what you what to accomplish. It will also not lift very much and the areola can stretch into an elongated shape.. A periarolar is a reasonable compromise and accomplish a fair lift. my website has some before and afters. Note: The periareola lift creates a round somewhat flat breast do to the purse string effect. The vertical... more

Miguel Delgado, Jr., MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift and augmentation

It most certainly is possible to do a crescent lift with an implant. However will it give you a nice cosmetic result? You have two options, as I see it. Simply have large implants to fill the loose skin, but the implants will sit low. This will look great when you wear a bra, without a bra you may (or may not!) think that your breasts are saggy. The other alternative is to have a proper lift (not a crescent lift) with implants. It will have more... more

Martin Jugenburg, MD
Toronto Plastic Surgeon

www.torontosurgery.ca

Cresent mastopexy

It depends on the size of the implants ,the shape of the implants ,and the exact position of your areolas. Having said that it seems that a periareolar Mastopexy ( crescent lift ) in conjunction with an augmentation would be reasonable.

Jay M. Pensler, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Crescent Mastopexy with implants to correctptosis

Although, implants will fill your breasts you will need a "lift' to get a pleasing result. In your case I would not recommend a crescent lift as it will just pull up the nipple and will distort the shape of the areola.. Even though, it may be a trade off with a full lift scars, that is what will give you a better result

Raj Chowdary, MD
Allentown Plastic Surgeon

Donut mastopexy with implants

Judging from your pictures you most definitely would benefit from a crescent mastopexy with implants. I find that patients with your degree of sagginess that desire larger breasts do well with taking the excess skin from the areola. Remember: Larger implants= less skin removed from around areola= less skin pleating =less scarring Smaller implants=more skin needed to be removed=more scarring or need to repeat lift at a later date when 1st lift has completely... more