Lollipop vs Benelli Lift for sagging breasts?

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A: Do not do the periareolar lift!

By Michael A. Bogdan, MD - Dallas Plastic Surgeon

It might work for a small lift, but even then sometimes the areola becomes misshaped. For 5.5 cm, don't even consider the Benelli. It will flatten your breast, and may end up with a widened areola. Consider what you really want to achieve - a breast lift with a natural perky shape. The... more

A: Benelli is not a powerful enough lift, especially without implants

By Michael C. Edwards, MD - Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

If the 26cm you are referring to is the measurement down to your nipple, I would personally not recommend a benelli, probably even if you were having an implant. The benelli or peri-areolar lift relies on tightening the breast skin by pulling the purse-string suture tight around a smaller... more

A: 3 to 1 odds

By Kenneth R. Francis, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Bel, I'll take three to one odds anyday. You already know the answer to your question. A periareolar lift procedure is generally reserved for lifts of around 2cm. It sounds like you will need the lollipop. Good luck!

A: look at the surgeons before and after pictures

By W. Tracy Hankins, MD - Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

My best advice is to look at your surgeon's (all of them) before and after pictures and try to find women who had breast like yours where they performed the procedures they are recommending. This will give you a reasonable idea of what to expect form the procedure.

A: It's all a trade-off of shape for scar

By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

If you need a lift and don't need the extra volume of an implant, a Benelli mastopexy will be a totally inappropriate choice. All patients without implants who need a lift will need a true lift with a vertical scar and maybe also one in the crease depending on how much extra skin they have. A... more

A: You need the lollipop!

By George J. Beraka, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Hi! In Manhattan, we use both the Vertical (lollipop) breast lift and the Benelli Mastopexy, depending on the anatomy , the degree of sagging, and whether we are also using implants. But you need the lollipop approach. This is what will give you the right shape, and when women love the shape of their... more

A: I find a lollipop lift or a anchor lift gives a better shaped breast with out puckering

By Carl W. "Rick" Lentz III, MD - Daytona Beach Plastic Surgeon

In the end you want the best shaped breast with out puckering. In my hands this is best accomplished with a lollipop or anchor lift with or with out a sub mammary gel implant. Benelli Lifts are some what variable in most surgeons hands.

A: Both procedures are good for sagging breasts

By Steven Teitelbaum, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Both procedures are good, and no one can tell you what to do in your particular situation without actually examining you themselves. You understand the core issue of the debate: the Benelli lift has less scar, but it may not lift/tighten as much and the scar can be thicker or pucker. Without seeing you, it is... more