Liposuction Breast Reduction with Benelli Breast Lift? (photo)

I am 42 years old and currently a size 36E and would like to be a 36C- Two plastic surgeons I visited said that I would need traditional breast reduction with anchor incisions- One surgeon said that my breasts are dense, mainly breast tissue with little fat- A third plastic surgeon said that he could achieve the same look with liposuction and a Benelli lift- Is it feasible to drop that many sizes with liposuction alone? If my breasts are truly dense, then will liposuction even work?

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4 Doctor Answers | Asked by superfly in San Antonio, TX

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Alternate technique to the Benelli

Liposuction breast reduction with Benelli lift would not work. Even if your breast tissue was fat and it could be removed, your skin would hang so badly that the Benelli lift would be ineffective. A better technique for you is called The Ultimate Breast Reduction. This technique avoids the vertical scar such as the Wise pattern and can be done with circumareola and inframammary incisions, which can be hidden. Also, more tissue could be removed from the left side to... more

Liposuction Breast Reduction with Benelli Breast Lift?

Based upon the information and one posted photo, I can not imagine only lipo with donut lift to give you any kind of acceptable result. I wonder was the third PS a real boarded PS?? Sorry but you will need a FULL REDUCTION LIFTING operation.

Breast Reduction and Liposuction?

Thank you for the question and pictures. I do not think you will do well with anything other than a true breast reduction; I would not suggest that you have the “Benelli lift and liposuction" procedure performed. Be careful with your selection of plastic surgeon and communicate your goals clearly. Also, be careful about basing your communication on achieving a specific cup size; a “C cup” can be a source of miscommunication, given that cup sizes will vary... more

For large breasts, a breast reduction is best, preferably using the vertical technique for optimal breast shape

There is an old saying that if you visit 10 different plastic surgeons, you will get 15 different recommendations. The first two plastic surgeons are offering traditional inverted-T breast reductions. They work. Don't go for the liposuction and Benelli lift option. The Benelli procedure is a failed technique. Your instincts are correct. Liposuction of your breasts would be a poor choice. The option that will give you both a correction of your excess... more

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superfly 19 Nov 2012

Thank you all for your input- I revisited with one surgeon (all three are board certified, by the way) and he is going to do a lift with the vertical scar- feel much better with that option-

superfly 5 Oct 2012

thank you for the feedback- I am 5'10 and weigh 145 pounds, so am not skinny but not fat either- really struggling with what path to take- the most important thing to me is that the breasts be smaller- not as concerned with shape, per se-

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