How Does 2-step Mastopexy and Augmentation Look Different Than Single Step?

Thanks for a great question.  I do alot of single stage mastopxy-augmentations while many of collegues do not.  I do however have a ceiling on the amount of ptosis (drooping) I am willing to correct in a single step procedure.  If you have significant ptosis (nipple is greater than 6 cm from its correct position)  it can argued  that a staged approach is safer with less nipple compromise.  In terms of aesthetics, I think doctors who do lifts with augs together all the time can get excellent results either way. 

           I prefer to perform the augmentation and lift at one time, because I get predictably good results without complications and the patient undergoes only one surgery.  I do not think that results are different.   Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of breast augmentations and breast lifts each year.  Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA