This 61-year-old patient is a great example of a revision surgery that is becoming much more popular. She had saline implants placed 12 years prior, 450cc on the left and 400cc on the right. She felt now too low in both the position of her implants and breast tissue, wanting now to be smaller and perkier! We went to surgery and did work on all areas, replacing her implants with 360cc silicone, tightening her capsules, and doing a full breast lift, and 6 months later she is right where she wants to be.
Breast Mastopexy
SERVING SCOTTSDALE, PHOENIX, GILBERT, MESA, CHANDLER AND ARIZONA
This 41-year-old patient is a great illustration of a few principles. She had original augmentation surgery in 2004 with saline implants over the muscle. She felt too low and her saline implants were too slushy. She wanted to be lifted, more fullness in the upper pole and change to silicone. We decided to not only change her implants (Allergan 310cc) and do a lift but move them to under the muscle as well. By keeping the muscle completely intact and doing a Brazilian superior pedicle lift which eliminates droopy tissue at the bottom, she now has upper pole fullness and as her photos show almost 2 years later (too many “after lift” pictures are shown too soon after surgery..)they are still up off her tummy, passing the pencil test!
Textured implants have received much attention lately and deservedly so. Research continues but I thought I would post a reason as to why we use them. One thing they offer in many patients is an increased ability to stay where you put them. This 67-year-old female was unhappy with her drooping breasts and desired to be a good D to DD. Keeping implants and breast tissue uphill is always a challenge in mastopexy augmentation and even more so in this patient with loose skin. Therefore, we decided to use Allergan style TCM 445cc textured gummy implants, and a Brazilian type superior pedicle mastopexy. At one year later, she is still up where she wants with both implants and breast tissue!
This woman had her first breast augmentation at age 25 with 250cc saline implants over the muscle. Now 38 years old, three kids later and an active tennis player, she felt that her breasts had dropped and that she had lost upper pole fullness. At surgery, we removed her old implants, put 310cc Allergen silicone gel implants under the muscle with complete muscular coverage to prevent this implant from slipping too low or back to the previous space. This was followed by a Brazilian, superior pedicure full mastopexy and 16 months later her shape is great!
This patient had undergone a lift with implants three years prior. Unfortunately, she felt too large and that her implants, being high profile and 425 cc, were too big and she still felt too droopy. We went to surgery and changed her implants to 330 cc Allergan silicone gel and did a Brazilian type lift, which specifically removes much of the droopy tissue from the bottom of her breasts. She also has a naturally occurring indentation of her lower breast bone which is somewhat common. Her results now two years later, show her breasts still up off her tummy and passing the pencil test!
39 Year old who 6 years before had 460cc saline implants placed aove the muscle. Since surgery, she always felt her breasts were too big and too heavy feeling. She wanted to be smaller and lifted. I removed her old implants, put new allergan style 15 silicone implant under the muscle, 250cc on the right and 300cc on the left and then did a Brazilian full mastopexy.
This patient is a 51 year old who breast fed...a lot! A total of 4 years, and now recently had a 40lb weight loss. She shows Grade II droop and desired a full breast list with implants. She underwent a brazilian lift with Allergan 330 style 10 gel implants under the muscle, with a much more youthful supported result.