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Breast Lift 

A mastopexy, commonly known as a breast lift cosmetic surgery, is a procedure aimed at removing excess skin from sagging breasts and lifting the breasts and nipple and areolar complex to a more youthful level. Breast lift will not only restore a younger looking and firmer bust line, but also improve the self-confidence and feminine looks of a woman.

Breast lift may sometimes be performed in conjunction with breast implants to add more volume to the breasts along with giving them a gentle lift. Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery, led by plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim, provides breast lift to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, and surrounding locations.

Types of Breast Lift

Crescent Lift

If the patient has from mildly drooping breasts, she may benefit from a crescent lift. In this case, the surgeon will excise a crescent-shaped amount of skin from the top of the areola through a circumferential incision along the areolar complex.

Circumareolar Lift

This type of breast lift plastic surgery technique involves removal of a doughnut-shaped amount of skin around the areola. The surgeon will use a purse-string type of suture to pull and tighten the sagging breast skin for additional lift. Size of the areolas can also be reduced with this technique.

Vertical Lift

A patient suffering from significantly sagging breasts may be a candidate for a vertical or “lollipop” lift. The procedure involves removal of loose skin around the areola through a circumferential incision and another incision in a vertical line down to the breast crease.

Full Lift

Women with extensively drooping breasts can dramatically improve their breast appearance with a full lift, which is also known as an anchor lift. The procedure involves removal of loose skin through incisions placed around the areola, down the breast, and along the breast crease.

Breast Lift Combined with Implants

Sometimes the breasts may have deflated to a point where breast lift alone may not suffice to meet the patient’s cosmetic needs. In such case, the surgeon may recommend a combination of breast lift with breast implant surgery to simultaneously lift the breast tissue and enhance the breast volume.

Surgical Procedure

Following anesthesia, the surgeon will place incisions in discreet locations as per the surgical plan. Through the incisions, the surgeon will trim away loose breast skin. The underlying breast tissue will be lifted and re-contoured to raise the position of the breasts. If the areolas are oversized, the surgeon may remove some of the tissue to reshape the areolas.

In many cases, the nipples and areolas may also have to be repositioned to a more youthful position. The surgeon will place multiple sutures that extend into the deeper breast tissue to ensure that the new, elevated shape and position of the breasts is firmly maintained.

Once the surgery is completed, the overlying breast skin will redraped and incisions will be closed with sutures. Terrific and perceptive cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, and in The Golden State for breast lift surgery and other cosmetic procedures.

For more information on the surgical and non-surgical procedures and treatments by Cosmetic Plastic Surgeons Dr. David Kim and Dr. Eugene Kim, contact us (310) 271-6996 at or click here.

Serving Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Orange County, Southern California and surrounding areas.

Breast Lift Plastic Surgery Beverly Hills

A breast lift is a surgical procedure that is meant to improve the appearance of the breast. Mastopexy is another term for which this procedure is known by. If the breast is sagging or drooping, having a breast lift performed will lift the breast while repositioning the nipple and areola. If a patient decides that they would like to have implants inserted to enlarge the breast it becomes know as a breast augmentation instead of just a basic lift.

A full mastopexy is a technique that is widely used today because of its great success in producing a great shape and readjusting the position of the breast. During the procedure any excess skin is removed and the position of the breast is adjusted as well as the size of the areola. Using this technique means that you can expect to have a scar in three locations: the peri-areolar area, the inframammary fold and a vertical incision from the areola to the crease.

Full Mastopexy

Using modified breast lifts means going about any other breast life technique. There are a few that can be performed which help minimize the amount of scarring that normally occurs with a full mastopexy. A ’donut’ breast lift is a type of M.B.L. where scarring is only around the areola. Similar to this is the ’crescent’ mastopexy with also has scarring only around the areola; the only difference between the two is that the ’crescent’ breast lift removes more tissue from the area above the areola. The last M.B.L. technique is the ’lollipop’ lift. This procedure’s incision is made around the nipple and extends down to the crease beneath the breast. Using modified breast lifts is going to have less scarring in any case. The only con that goes along with these is that they don’t create as much of a change as a full breast lift does.

For more information on the surgical and non-surgical procedures and treatments by Cosmetic Plastic Surgeons Dr. David Kim and Dr. Eugene Kim, contact us (310) 271-6996 or click here.

Serving Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Orange County, Southern California and surrounding areas.