Benefits to a Lollipop Lift vs Crescent or Periareolar?

A Lollipop Lift, Crescent Lift, and Periareolar Lift are different types of breast lift procedures. The choice depends on factors like the degree of sagging and your desired outcome. The Lollipop Lift is often preferred for moderate sagging as it combines vertical and horizontal incisions, providing more significant lift. Crescent Lift involves a crescent-shaped incision around the upper half of the areola and is suitable for minimal sagging. Periareolar Lift uses an incision around the entire areola and is best for mild sagging. Your surgeon will help determine the most suitable option based on your individual needs and goals.

Breast lifting, generally speaking, involves moving a woman's breasts (usually including the nipple/areola complexes) higher on her chest wall. In order to do so, the operation involves removal of breast skin, subcutaneous tissues, and/or breast tissue, mainly depending on the patient's anatomy and goals. In other words, some removal of tissue is necessary to "tighten" the breast skin envelope. Sometimes, breast implants are used at the same time to increase volume and/or provide fullness. The excision of skin and/or tissues is done after careful preoperative markings And measurements. I usually use a "tailor tacking" technique during surgery prior to making definitive incisions as well.





What type of breast lift would be "better" would depend on what is indicated, mainly based on the patient's physical examination. The more ptotic the breast, the more powerful the breast lift required. The more powerful the breast lift required, the more incisions/scars present.







The necessity to remove tissue does leave patients with scars. For some patients, considering breast lifting surgery, necessity of scarring is a "deal breaker". On the other hand, most patients (If properly selected and who are doing the operations and the right time of their lives psychosocially) accept the scars associated with breast augmentation/breast lifting surgery as long as they are happy with the improvement in contour, size, and symmetry. This acceptance of the scars is the essential “trade-off” associated with many of the procedures we do in the field of plastic surgery. 







I hope this, and the attached link (dedicated to breast augmentation/lifting surgery concerns) helps. Best wishes.

The periareolar and crescent breast lifts are done in an effort to avoid the vertical scar.  However this is done at the expense of adequate lifting of the breast.  In most cases the vertical scar is done to remove excess sagged skin and actually lift and push the breast gland upward and improve nipple areola position.  Please consult a board certified plastic surgeon for thorough answers to your important question.