More skin with Benelli or Crescent lift?

I am wanting to get a breast lift but do not want the vertical scarring from it. I was looking into benelli or crescent lift but I'm not sure it would be enough. My question is, why can't the surgeon just remove a little more skin around the areola to pull the breast up more?

Tags:

benelli comparison crescent

Comment on this

6 Doctor Answers | Asked by Weaselbee in NE, FL

Doctor Answers (6)
Community Comments (0)

Benelli lift can be powerful but Doctor's experience determines the outcomes

The Benelli periareolar lift can be a powerful technique but it is often misunderstood and applied to the wrong breast shape. In the hands of someone comfortable with this technique, the results can be very pleasing but they are very dependent on the Doctor's experience with the procedure. Very poor outcomes are seen with the Benelli lift if the skin around the areola is placed under tension without appropriate breast molding. It is never a good idea to decide which... more

Benelli Breast Lift or Crescent Lift

A word of caution: many surgeons perform what they call a 'circumareolar' (or 'donut' or 'Benelli' ) mastopexy. In my opinion there is absolutely no such thing as a 'circumareolar mastopexy'. Removing skin around the areola may enable a surgeon to elevate the position of the nipple/areola complex perhaps 1-2 cm on the breast mound, but it DOES NOT lift the breast itself. In most cases, unfortunately, it serves to distort the shape of the breasts, making them appear flattened at the top. If... more

Michael Law, MD

17 reviews

Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

michaellawmd.com

Breast Lift Type?

Thank you for the question and pictures. Careful physical examination and discussion of your goals will be necessary to determine the type of breast lifting that will be most successful and least complication prone. Generally speaking, neither one of the procedures you mentioned offer a significant lift. I am not fond of the “crescent” lift at all; it provides minimal breast lifting and carries significant risk of elongation/distortion of the areola. In... more

Short scar mastopexy: Benelli style lift (circumareolar or periareolar)

You should really serach the patient: "Peri-areolar breast lift with augmentation- Not Happy" on realself to see why a lift wtih the "Least amount of scarring possible" (in your own words) is not always a good idea. Sometimes a longer scar can achieve a better result. Excising more skin increase the tendency for more pleating as well as a larger areola. see video

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

33 reviews

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift

If you have to remove a lot of skin to try to lift the breast, then probably a Benelli or circumareola lift will not look right. You probably will have too much pursing and the wounds will not heal well.

Steven Wallach, MD

12 reviews

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

A vertical lift will give a better result

Based on your photos, you would likely benefit most from a lift that has a vertical component added to the circular (areolar) incision. A crescent type lift will not be sufficient in your case and can leave you with thickened scars due to the tension under which the skin will need to be closed. A vertical lift will give you the nicest shape and nipple position. I realize that patients do not want any more scars than they need, however, this vertical type of lift is best in... more