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Breast lift – plastic surgery procedure that puts nipple in youthful position and elevates sagging breast tissue.

Mastopexy – Another name for breast lift.

Breast Augmentation – common plastic surgery procedure that enhances breast size.

Donut Breast Lift – Donut mastopexy. Periareolar breast lift. Incision goes around the areola only. Also know as Benelli (Bennelli) lift.
Lollipop Breast Lift – Circumvertical breast lift. Incision goes around areola and downward.
Anchor Breast Lift – Standard mastopexy where scar goes around areola, down to IMF and horizontal.
Mommy Makeover – Rejuvenation with breast lift and tummy tuck combination

Saline Breast Implants – Breast implants made with a silicone shell filled with saline.

Silicone Breast Implants – Breast implants made with a silicone shell filled with a silicone gel.

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon – Plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Board Certified Cosmetic Surgeon – This board is not recognized by the American Medical Board

Breast Lift Before and After Pictures – common way to show changes in mastopexy.
Breast lift Financing – often used to spread breast augmentation cost over time to lower price.

Best plastic surgeon – many plastic surgeons in Orange County, Newport Beach, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and San Diego are very good. None can be considered the best.

Implants under the muscle – Breast implant is placed below pectoralis major muscle.

Implants Above the muscle – Breast implant is placed above pectoralis major muscle.

Complications of Breast lift – Complications of mastopexy include infection, ruptured breast implant, capsular contraction, malposition, safety.



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Another name for breast lift is mastopexy. The female breast over time ages like any other part of the human body. In the youthful breast, the breast tissue is held up by suspensory ligaments. Over time and with the changes associated with childbirth these suspensory ligaments stretch and the breasts become saggy. The first thing a woman notices when her breasts begin to sag is change in the nipple position. In youth, the nipples point directly forward. With aging, the breast tissue sags and the nipples begin to point downward.
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Breast Lift with "anchor incision" with 340 cc implant.
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Lateral view of patient above.
The second thing a woman notices is a loss of fullness in the upper part of the breasts. This results in a significant loss of cleavage. Often the woman will resort to under wire bras or other special bras to lift up the breast to reclaim the cleavage that she once had.

With aging, there may, or may not be, a loss of breast volume, but there certainly is a change in breast positioning. This is why a breast lift can be so helpful. By regaining proper nipple positioning and cleavage, not only does a woman look more youthful but she feels more youthful. The mind is very powerful. It is common to hear a woman say that she feels great until she looks at her breasts in the mirror and realizes that they look older and saggier than she feels. The fortunate thing is that this can be remedied predictably and safely with a breast lift.

Often, the sagginess and loss of cleavage can be corrected simply by performing an augmentation. The implant does two very important things. One, it fills the skin envelop and essentially performs a mini breast lift. Secondly, it dramatically restores upper breast fullness and cleavage. The amount of cleavage obtained is completely up to the patient. Often, she simply wishes to return to her youthful state. Commonly, however, she may wish to create even more cleavage than she ever had. These options will be discussed during your consultation with Dr. Cruise.

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38 year-old woman who wanted her breasts lifted and more upper breast fullness. Notice the improvement with just an implant. No lift was performed. It also significantly corrected asymmetry.
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Lateral view of same patient demonstrates how the implant alone can improve nipple positioning and upper breast fullness.
If your sagginess is pronounced, however, a formal breast lift may be necessary often along with an augmentation. The most significant downside to a breast lift is the incisional scaring. These scars cannot be avoided. Dr. Cruise has developed techniques that decrease the length of the scar. Often, this scar can be limited to an area just around the areola especially if an implant is inserted. These scars are well hidden at the interface between the skin and the darker colored areola.
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39 year-old mother who had a peri-areolar breast lift with 475cc implant. The incision goes around areola.
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Lateral view of same patient shows
But, if the sagginess is significant enough, it may be necessary to extend the incision directly down from the nipple to the fold just beneath the breast. This incision is well hidden but it is still a scar. This may be necessary in order to obtain the youthful, full projecting breasts with cleavage that you are looking for. The type of breast lift that would be best for you will be discussed during your consultation. Dr. Cruise has extensive experience with breast lifting, with or without augmentation and will help you decide.
Peri-areolar incision. "Lollipop" incision. "Anchor" incision.

After a breast lift, a patient may have some decrease in sensation of the nipple. This usually returns to normal in 6 to 12 weeks. More commonly, the nipples become hypersensitive and even erect. This is because the nerves to the nipples are over stimulated. This too will go away with time.

The chance that loss of nipple sensation will occur increases with the amount of sagginess present. Peri-areolar breast lifts have a very low chance of loss of sensation in Dr. Cruise's experience. With significant sagging, however, loss of nipple sensation becomes a more realistic possibility.

 

 

 

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