This case depicts a 41 year old woman who wished to have slightly smaller and shapelier breasts. She underwent breast reduction using an inverted T or "anchor" incision pattern.

Her post-operative photographs depict her appearance approximately two months after surgery.

With optimal design before surgery, the portion of this incision that runs along the fold of the breast is nearly completely hidden. Reduction of the areolar size for balance and proportion is an additional advantage of this procedure.

This case depicts a 40 year old woman who wished to have a larger and fuller bust.She underwent placement of 350 cc smooth, round saline implants. The implants were placed partiallly beneath her pectoralis muscles through an incision in the lower fold of the breast.

The post-operative photographs depict her at 3 months after surgery. The inframmamary fold incision is a particularly good option for women who have a well-developed breast fold before surgery. Because of this individual's anatomy, the incisions will be difficult to see at any angle.

This case depicts a 52 year old woman who was happy with her breast size, but wished to have more shapely breasts. She underwent a short scar or "lollipop" incision breast lift. No implant was needed to achieve the breast size and shape she ultimately achieved.

The post-operative photographs depict her appearance at 9 months after surgery.

If a woman wished to have only a slightly larger bust size or slightly more fullness in the upper half of the breast, then a small implant may be added at the same time that the breast lift is performed.

This 40 year old woman underwent breast reduction in which approximately one and a half pounds of tissue was removed from each breast.  The remaining breast tissue was then rearranged to form a new breast shape that is shorter and rounder.  This "rearrangement" process is very similar to what is done in a breast lift and in fact, each breast reduction I perform includes a breast lift.

In this individual’s case, the incisions used to perform the breast reduction were of the “lollipop” or short scar type.  This method of breast reduction avoids any incisions in the cleavage and  in most instances along the lower fold of the breast. 

This case depicts a 37 year old woman who had borne one child and had noted that her breasts had begun to sag and develop a deflated appearance.

She underwent a vertical or "lollipop" incision breast lift along with placement of 300 cc smooth, round saline implants beneath the pectoralis muscles. Her post-operative photographs depict her appearance approximately one year after surgery.

This case study also demonstrates how the nipple and areolar positions located too low and too close to the midline in this case, can be improved as part of the procedure.

This 24 year old woman underwent breast reduction in which approximately two pounds of tissue was removed from each breast.

In this individual’s case, the incisions used to perform the breast reduction were of the “lollipop” or short scar type.  This method of breast reduction avoids any incisions in the cleavage and in most instances along the lower fold of the breast.

Breast tissue, especially in young women, can be extremely dense and therefore heavy.  Breast reduction can alleviate neck, shoulder and upper back pain and a variety of other symptoms that directly result from heavy breasts. 

This case depicts a 29 year old woman who wished to have a larger and fuller bust. She underwent breast augmentation with smooth, round 350 cc saline implants.The implants were placed beneath her pectoralis muscles through an incision in the lower fold of the breast.

The post-operative photographs depict her at approximately 3 months after surgery. The infra mammary incision is a good option for women whose areolas are too small to undergo breast augmentation. Other options for such an individual include placing an incision in the axilla.

This 39 year old woman had a breast lift or mastopexy using a short scar technique which leaves behind scars in the shape of a “lollipop.”  This technique, which I prefer to use, avoids any scars in the cleavage or on the side of the body beneath the arm.  This makes swimsuit selection much easier if avoiding visible scars while wearing the swimsuit is a goal.

Candidates for a breast lift or mastopexy must have enough breast tissue to rearrange into a new breast shape that is typically shorter and rounder.  If there is not enough breast tissue to rearrange and only excess skin, a situation that can occur when breasts involute following pregnancy, then an implant will be necessary to achieve a natural breast shape following surgery.

This case depicts a 30 year old woman who had undergone breast augmentation with 300 cc smooth, round saline implants placed above the pectoralis muscles via a periareolar incision by another surgeon approximately one year prior to her consultation with Dr. Belsley.

Her Grade IV capsular contracture was revised by exchanging her implants and placing the new 330 cc smooth, round saline implants below the pectoralis muscle and performing a vertical or "lollipop" incision breast lift. The post-operative photographs depict her appearance just under one year after her corrective surgery.