Is This my Permanent Result (Benelli Lift)? (photo)

Question

i am 3 weeks post op today. i received a benelli lift and i am afraid that this fire cracker explosion around my areola will be permanent. i am terrified to shower daily and to be forced to look at this horrible result. i am so angry and lost for words, i did not expect my boobs to look this way. is this going to get better or did the ps screw me ?

Gary M. Horndeski, MD · Answer

Hi,

	The 'firecracker' explosion is NOT permanent. No worries! The pleating may not look very nice now, but trust me it will improve. FYI, it may take a few months before you are happy with them. In the mean time, have patience and follow up with your PS.

	Kind regards,

	Dr. H

Sheila S. Nazarian, MD · Answer

That bunching up will go away with time.  What you need to watch out for is spreading of the scar over time.  The Benelli is not my favorite.

Jeffrey J. Roth, MD, FACS · Answer

You are only 3 weeks post op. This process usually will take months until you have your "final" result. The pleating you see is normal for this time period. Please let your plastic surgeon know your concerns. Please follow his/her directions for the best results.

Jourdan Gottlieb, MD · Answer

No

	These gathers, or pleats, are universal in Benelli lifts. A small inner circle is sutured to a considerably larger outer circle resulting in these irregularities.

	In cloth, gathers are permanent, but healing skin remodels, and over the course of the next months these become less and less apparent.

	All the best.

Remus Repta, MD · Answer

Hello,

	The skin wrinkles around your areola should improve with time.  They get created because the outer incision of the purse-string mastopexy is longer than that of the inner incision.  

	 

	All the best,

	Dr Remus Repta

Is This my Permanent Result (Benelli Lift)? (photo)

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