When you think your breasts are sagging or dropping, you may consider getting a mastopexy-or treatment that is also known as a breast lift. In New York, our workstations in Manhattan and New Jersey offer breast lifting procedures. This surgical procedure lifts the breast by removing too much fat and repositioning the areoles. Get in touch with Dr. Gartner, he will develop a treatment plan for you that consist of strategically placed incisions which will raise and shape breasts, based on your particular needs and goals. The placement of the incision can vary with the various available techniques, but all are intended for the same result: lifted, aesthetically pleasing breasts.
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The Crescent Incision
The crescent incision is a breast elevation technique and it is meant for women who have low correction requirements and come with a small sagging in breasts. This procedure includes a thin incision, which runs halfway around the top perimeter of the areola. When a patient chooses a breast augmentation NYC, only then this technique is used.
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The Donut Incision
It is also called the circumareolar incision. This is meant those women who have moderate ptosis and sagging in their breasts. After this incision, a circular scar is left which is located to the external perimeter of the areola pigment. This procedure raises the nipple and lifts a tiny amount of breast tissue from the surface. It is usually done with a breast augmentation procedure.
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The Lollipop Incision
This incision is also known as a keyhole incision or a vertical breast lift. It corrects the moderate levels of sagging in breasts and, also offers more extensive reshaping of breasts with easy-to-conceal scars. Two incisions are involved in this procedure: the first one runs vertically from the bottom and the second circular cut around the perimeter of the areola.
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The Anchor Incision
This incision is done just like the Lollipop Incision, where the cuts are made around the areola and then it continues vertically to the inframammary crease. Furthermore, the incision also extends across the breast horizontally. It is the breast lifting procedure used with radical reshaping to correct significant ptosis or extreme sagging. It can be used together with a breast reduction. Such incision removes the most amounts of breast tissues from the bottom of the breast and from the general area that causes drooping. It leaves many scares and it needs proper care during the recovery so that the scars fade significantly.