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Will a Lollipop Lift Provide a Better/longer Lasting Lift Than Benelli in the Long Run?

Trying to get more upper pole fullness. 36DD. I hear a benelli just moves nipple but not the breast itself??

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Lollipop lift vs Benelli breast lift

A lollipop or vertical breast lift will give you a better shape and longer lasting results. these 2 lifts are not interchangeable. People run into trouble with the Benelli lift when they expect too much from this minimal surgery. The Benelli lifts the areola only about 2cm, anything more than that will give you areolar distortion, widened scars and flattened projection of the breast. A properly done vertical lift will last for many years.

Benelli vs lollipop lift

You have done your homework well. A Benelli lift with a scar around just the nipple only moves the nipple but does not lift the rest of the breast. A lollipop lift will move more breast tissue upward if performed properly. Good luck.

Benelli Lift Moves the Areola

I would say that the Benelli lift does move the areola with little impact on the rest of the skin envelope and breast. A vertical lift or full breast lift will tend to elevate the rest of the breast tissue and produce more superior fullness. Find the plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of breast lifts each year. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

A vertical "lollipop" lift is much better than a Benelli. Implants for upper pole volume.

You are well-informed. A Benelli does not adequately treat the lower pole sagging. It often leaves a conspicuous scar around the areola because of tissue tension. Patient dissatisfaction is high. The vertical lift makes much more sense because it removes the saggy tissue of the lower breast pole. It also preserves upper pole volume better than other techniques. However, if you want full upper poles without reliance on a bra (and many women do), you... more

Will a Lollipop Lift Provide a Better/longer Lasting Lift Than Benelli in the Long Run?

As always, any answer here will be less useful than it might be if there were photos. A Benelli lift will allow only a small amount of nipple/areolar elevation, and a small amount of skin resection. If the areola needs to move more than about 2 cm (0.8 inches), a Benelli lift will be inadequate. Unfortunately the term Benelli lift is so loosely defined that it is hard to know precisely what is being discussed or compared, and the procedures described using that term can... more

A true Benelli lift does change the breast

The fact is, most doctors use the term, "Benelli lift" to describe an incision made around the areola only to lift it to a higher position, and no work is done on the breast. In a real Benelli and operations like it, the breast is rearranged significantly so that there is no sag. So how can you tell if you need a Benelli or a vertical mastopexy? It's a judgement call, but for me, I look at how much skin would need to be excised if the breast was in a higher position, and if that skin... more

Lisa B. Cassileth, MD

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Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Benelli versus vertical lift

Dear Newnose, The two lifts indeed have different indications for specific breast conditions. In general, you are correct in presuming that the vertical lift will give more upper pole fullness. However, the Benelli lift can provide upper pole fullness if performed correctly. Good luck! see video

Benelli versus Lollipop(Racket, Keyhole, etc.) LIft

Dear Newnose33, You have perfomed your research. Each type of lift has certain types of sagging breast that they work best with and other types they do not. The Benelli Lift will lift and recenter the malpositioned nipple but if used in a breast with too much sagging(ptosis), can result in lose of projection and a flatten breast appearence. The vertical lift will both reposition the nipple and also correct the lower pole excess. To date, few techniques can... more

Wow, two very different options

These are two very different operations! As noted previously, Circumareolar mastopexy elevates the nipple and tightens the breast......minimally. The problem with a tight circumareolar mastopexy is the tendency to scar widening and scar hypertropy. Many will place a permanent suture around the perimeter of the areola, but this suture can break or can be bothersome to patients as they might feel it. Vertical mastopexy is a very powerful tool providing for lift of... more

Benelli lift and lollipop lift

Really, the two are different and used in different indications. I use a modification fo the Benelli only for circumareola lifts, and use a lollipop( vertical) for patients with true ptosis.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Lollipop vs Donut Breast Lift

You are quite right. The Benelli or donut breast lift simply moves the nipple position without really changing the breast tissue position. It can, in fact, rather flatten the breast. It is best suited for repositioning the nipple when an implant augmentation is being done at the same time. The vertical or "lollipop" lift actually moves breast tissue up when done correctly and will generally give you more upper fullness.

Vertical Breast Lift More Effective Than Periareolar Lift

You are correct in that tightening the lower pole of the breast (Vertical lift) will have a much more profound effect than just removing skin around the areolar only. (Benelli lift) Not only is its breast reshaping effects better but it is more long-lasting as well.

Benelli vs Lollipop

Hi Newnose33, You are currently a 36DD and it sounds like you would like to essentially remain the same size but at a higher position along with having upper pole fullness, or some convexity at the upper part of the breast. To achieve the above, you would require a lift along with implants. Although it sounds like you have a good amount of breast tissue, the implant will be necessary to achieve the upper pole fullness. No lift alone, regardless... more

Benelli vs. Lift with Vertical Scar?

Benelli or peri-areolar lifts are very weak lifts. They elevate the nipple/areola and reduce the breast overhang VERY little. If you try to do too much with that lift, the scars get worse, the areolar portion of the breast flattens, and overall the breast remains under-lifted. I think this is a very good technique but it must be used judiciously and only in patients with very mild sagging or low nipple positions. Adding the vertical component is a very strong lifting and shaping maneuver and... more

Benelli lifs are very limited

A Bennelli or periareolar lift onyl moves the areola up a little but does nothing for reshaping the breast and tightening the lower pole. It gives less scar but less shape.

Lollipop lift

The circumvertical lift or lollipop lift is a more powerful procedure and if a lift is needed then this is my go to procedure. A benelli lift or crescent lift is a mild nipple elevation procedure. A inverted T closure is used when major ptosis is present. I hope this helps, Good Luck!

You are correct

You are correct that a benelli lifts little other than the nipple. If you are a DD I would bet you need more than this. Good luck!

Benelli vs. Lollipop breast lift

A benelli lift does nothing more than raise the nipple areola. Its ideal indication is in a breast augmentation which would benefit from a small nipple areola elevation after the superior fullness is created by the prostheses. With a vertical mastopexy the inferior tightening of both skin and breast tissue will improve the superior pole, but that too has limitations. Even in larger breasted women who undergo a lollipop lift a small implant may be needed to give the amount of cleavage you are... more

A periareolar vs Lollipop (vertical) lift with augmentation. Which is best?

Thanks for your question. It sounds as though you already have your answer but the real issue is what procedure do you need to meet your goals. You are correct that a peri-areolar lift with implant does allow lifting of the nipple to a higher position but does not do as much for tightening the lower breast, especially with the larger implant it sounds as though you are considering. Your best approach is to meet with a board-certified plastic surgeon who will have the benefit of examining you... more