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Advanced Art of Cosmetic Surgery Thomas M. DeWire, Sr., MD, FACS Specializing in Cosmetic Plastic Surgery |
Body Contouring |
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| Augmentation Mastopexy: Vertical Breast Lift Technique |
| Vertical Mastopexy with Breast Augmentation : For moderate sag or ptosis | ||
| Vertical Mastopexy is needed to correct more severe breast ptosis, or sag, where the nipple is below the level of the lower breast crease. If the distance the nipple must be moved is too great, and the skin excess too severe, a vertical limb must be added to the mastopexy to shape the breast, and | allow for projection of the apex , much like forming a cone from a flat sheet of paper or cloth. The removal of skin in a vertical direction, thus allows the medial and lateral breast skin to be moved toward the center, and prevent flattening of the breast apex and nipple. | |
Photos Before and After Surgery:
| Case 1: A 23 year old with one pregnancy is seen before and one year after a Vertical mastopexy and Augmentation Mammaplasty to correct loss of breast volume and breast sag. |  |
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Age:
23
Ht: 5'5" Wt: 120 lbs.
Lift type: Vertical
Implants: Mentor Type: Smooth Saline Volume: 350cc Size: 36C/D range |
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A scar around the areola and down the front of the breast results from the vertical mastopexy, but at one year the scars are barely visible. | |
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