Anchor vs Lollipop lift only (Photo)

Thank you for your question and helpful photo. There's another option called The Horndeski Method/The Bellesoma Method which reshapes and repositions your breasts high on the chest wall to create cleavage that resembles implants. With this method, care is taken to preserve nipple sensitivity, ability to breast-feed and breast tissue. The excess skin from the sides in pulled in with the lift.  The attached video is of a patient that wanted her breasts back to their original youthful position without implants and without a vertical incision.  You are welcome to visit my gallery to find women with similar dimensions as yours to see real results. This is a proprietary technique and only available by physicians trained in this method. I hope this helps. Best wishes and kind regards, Dr. Gary Horndeski

Thank you for your question. I agree with opinions expressed below, but would like to introduce the concept that a lollipop and anchor are not mutually exclusive, but are two points on a spectrum. Some patient's anatomy require more skin to be removed or some patients want a more round fake result which would require an implant. You can see that there are many options and sometimes the horizontal scar only needs to be a couple of inches long. This is why an in person exam is important both to understand your anatomy and goals. Best wishes.

Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your photograph, you are a
great candidate for a breast lift.  You are a candidate for both a vertical technique and a wise pattern technique.  Both can be designed to result in an
improved shape and contour of your breasts while minimizing scar
appearance.  Make sure you specifically look at before and after
pictures of real patients who have had this surgery performed by your surgeon
and evaluate their results.  
Best wishes and good luck.
Richard G. Reish, M.D.
Harvard-trained plastic surgeon

Thanks for your inquiry the difference between the lollipop lift and the anchor incision is the horizontal component which can be variable length.  If the horizontal incision is kept primarily under the breast  it can be highly useful at shortening and tightening the lower pole of the breast and removing ptotic breast.  My summary "shape" is the most important thing, good luck.  

Perfecting a technique or thinking that one has perfected a technique does not mean that a technique has no limitations.   I perform about 85% vertical lifts, but I never sacrifice the shape of the breasts if another technique proves better.

Thank you for the question and picture. Based on your photograph, I think that you are starting at a good place and should have a very nice outcome with breast lifting plus/minus augmentation surgery. It is extremely common to receive different opinions from different plastic surgeons about the best way to treat a specific “problem”. Each plastic surgeon may have his/her opinion that is based on their specific/unique education, experience, and personal preferences. Their opinions may also be shaped by unfavorable results they have encountered in their practices. It is quite amazing how adamant each plastic surgeon can be about the superiority of his/her recommendations…
Although these different opinions can be confusing and a source of anxiety for patients, it is good for patients to understand the different options available. Ultimately, it will be up to each patient to do their due diligence and select their plastic surgeon carefully. Part of this selection process will involve the patients becoming comfortable with the plastic surgeon's experience level and abilities to achieve their goals as safely and complication free as possible.***If I were you, I would ask to see as many examples as possible of similar patients who your plastic surgeon has helped with breast lifting.   In my practice, I find the use of goal photographs, and computer imaging helpful in communicating with patients effectively. Ultimately, whether you undergo a "anchor" versus "lollipop" pattern breast lifting is of secondary importance; what matters most is how well the procedure is performed.   Keep in mind that if a transverse incision is necessary (as part of a anchor breast lift), it can be kept short and well hidden. Again, careful selection of plastic surgeon, as opposed to selection of specific technique will be key.I hope this, and the attached link (dedicated to breast lifting surgery concerns), helps. Best wishes.