Breast Lift Through Arm Pit for Minimal Scarring Finally Possible?

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I've seen the doctors' strong response to this question already but i've found 2 websites that explain the procedure. Have things changed since you responded to this same earlier question (don't see date)? This supposedly is a fairly new procedure. I have not been able to find any docs who do it. Know any? Updated thoughts? Can it work? I read it's done endoscopically. A small incision under the armpit provides the necessary opening through which the surgeon performing scarless breast lift surgery inserts instruments, loosening the breast tissue from the chest muscle. The next step is to remove a pie-shaped section of breast tissue, bringing remaining tissue together with sutures. Scarless breast lift surgery is done when the breast is lifted into position and the incisions are closed. Could this work for non extreme cases?

Armando Soto, MD, FACS · Answer

Hi there-

	The simple fact that you are asking this question says that you yourself are dubious about it, right?

	And with good reason. 

	Please understand that there are many physicians promising things that are too good to be true from operations with cute names that the majority of us have never heard of that they say will revolutionize how we do things...

	But intuitively most intelligent people realize that it probably isn't possible to revolutionize an industry once a month...

	You need to be careful what you ask for and what you believe- because you will have no trouble finding a surgeon to take your money after promising you whatever you want to hear. Operations with cute names are usually promoted by surgeons doing so in order to attract patients by convincing them that they are the only surgeon with the skills to make them happy. Is someone like this really the kind of professional you want to trust with your safety and happiness? When you have the cute scar you wanted but your breasts are funny looking, are you going to be happy??

	Please be careful.. Find the best surgeon you can and trust them to guide you along the path to your goals. Find the right surgeon- not the cutest scar.

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

An incision less breast lift is not yet a reality. I'm sure some surgeons will tell you otherwise, but unless you move the location of the nipple and remove the loose skin it simply will not work.

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBA · Answer

This is an interesting concept.  The reality of the matter is that you must identify the problem and develop a solution.

	PROBLEM:  Saggy Breasts (Breast Ptosis)

	Excess skin in relation to a smaller amount of breast tissue

	SOLUTION:  Breast Lift (Mastopexy)

	Removal of excess skin and reshaping of breast tissue

	Based on this simple equation most women with breast ptosis can not be treated in the manner of the endoscopic procedure you have found.

	Dr.ES

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD · Answer

I doubt that this operation can work, but I have been wrong before.  I have never seen any results from this technique which means there are not many being done.  That may be for a very good reason.

Gary M. Horndeski, MD · Answer

Hello Sivadelle,

	 

	Not sure how an endoscopic lift procedure could succeed in significantly raising the breast mound and anchoring it in place. I can tell you about a technique called the Ultimate Breast Lift that is like no other technique currently executed that reshapes the breast and anchors it permanently to minimize descent. And unlike other techniques that utilize a vertical scar, the UBL has successfully eliminated it to further strengthen the lift. You see, a vertical scar inherently weakens a lift by placing an incision at the point of maximum tension. Most honest PS will acknowledge that this is the site where most wound failures occur. The UBL not only keeps the skin envelope intact, it most importantly redisigns the breast mound from the inside out. Please continue your research. This is a great start.

	Kind regards,

	Dr. H

Breast Lift Through Arm Pit for Minimal Scarring Finally Possible?

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