Internal Stitches for Benelli Lift?

asked 1 year ago by 105449anon in toronto
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
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Tags: benelli, stitches

Had my BA and also had the benilli lift. My areolas were smaller but they were puffy and stuck out. After three months one flattened and went back to the same size, and then the other popped inside and flattened, assuming the internal stitch broke? i'm upset cause i wanted my nipples smaller and now they are the same size, my doctor told me he would fix it again but i don't trust him now, he said he would use permanent stitches inside, wont that make it puffy forever?

7 answers to Internal Stitches for Benelli Lift?

Popped benelli sutures

This is not an uncommon occurrence. I have used permanent sutures with good success and used a technique called a pinwheel pursestring suture which does seem to diminish the puffiness. The other way you can avoid the areolar enlargement is by utilizing a vertical scar to decrease the outer circle diameter and therefore avoiding the need for a benelli type suture. Probably you had the benelli because you needed only a small amount of lift and you want to avoid the extra... more

Steven Schuster, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

www.schusterplasticsurgery.com

Areola Spreading after Breast Lift?

Unfortunately, spreading of the areola can occur regardless of the technique and/or sutures used. There are pros and cons with absorbable and with permanent sutures. I would suggest, assuming your plastic surgeon is a well experienced board-certified plastic surgeon, that you allow him to help you. Best wishes.

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Meeting your surgeon half-way: when the result is not what you expected in cosmetic surgery

IT is difficult to predict any result with 100 % certaintly. It appears that your surgeon is being reasonable and attempting to meet your aesthetic goals but you are asking cotnradictory goals: you want a permanent reduction in areolas that was not achieved with temporary stitches yet you will not allow the surgeon to use permanent sutures. He/she sounds as if they are doing their best to please you. see video

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

You may need revision

Without pictures and based on your description of your breast before surgery, you have tubular breast and the for revision after implant and mastopexy is not uncommon. Please go back to your doctor and give him the opportunity to make your breasts more even. The revision rate for the mastopexy and implant is around 20% and even higher for the tubular breast. Picture would be helpful.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD
New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Misunderstanding over Benelli Lift and Breast Augmentation

Regarding: "Internal Stitches for Benelli Lift? Had my BA and also had the benilli lift. My areolas were smaller but they were puffy and stuck out. After three months one flattened and went back to the same size, and then the other popped inside and flattened, assuming the internal stitch broke? i'm upset cause i wanted my nipples smaller and now they are the same size, my doctor told me he would fix it again but i don't trust him now, he said he would use permanent... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Puffy areola

Puffiness of the areola after a Benelli (or donut) breast lift is due to leaving the areolar skin too loose compared to the size of the final circle. This is easily corrected my removing more of the areolar skin. Without seeing photos , it is difficult to make any definite recommendations but it sounds like you would benefit from a permanent suture to prevent the areola from widening again. I prefer Gore-Tex sutures rather than other permanent materials because it is very soft.... more