Breast Lift for Smaller Breasts: the Crescent Lift
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It’s not named after the New Orleans area, but one type of breast lift shows that breast lifting procedures are not a one-size-fits-all-situation.
Women with smaller breasts who find they have some sagging after breast feeding, normal aging or a large weight loss may be candidates for the Crescent breast lift which leaves the smallest scar of any the breast lift procedures.
In many breast lifts, the plastic surgeon removes wedges of excess skin and then sutures together the two edges to create a smaller breast envelope. That’s what removes the sagging to bring the breasts back up to a higher position and create what many call “more perky” breasts.
The procedure leaves a long scar on the underside of each breast but the scars fade over time. In any case, the scarring is hidden by bras and swim wear.
But if there is only slight sagging, and the patient does not have large breasts, she may be right for the Crescent lift which is also known as a “nipple lift.”
Of course, it takes an experienced, trained plastic surgeon with an artistic eye to decide which breasts are “smaller” and which have “slight sagging.”
(HINT: Before going ahead with the procedure, ask to see the surgeon’s crescent breast lift before and after pictures. He or she should have many such pictures.)
To perform the surgery, a crescent or quarter moon shaped wedge of skin above the areola (the dark ring of skin around the nipple) is removed. When the two edges are sewn together, the breast is lifted anywhere from one to two inches, depending on the patient.
Combining that lift with a breast implant brings the breast back to a more youthful look. Plus, scarring is minimal. The scar is well concealed because the sutures are placed on the edge of the areola.
The crescent lift is sometimes used in a larger breast augmentations when the surgeon starts the procedure with an incision in the areola and places the implant under the chest muscle.
admin @ March 3, 2009