The most common breast lift incision placement that Dr. Whitfield performs is the periareolar incision, placed around the nipple. He prefers this approach because it helps conceal the scar and leaves the visual appearance of the breast undisturbed. This breast lift technique is also known as the “doughnut breast lift” or “donut breast lift”, due to the round shape of the incision around the areola.

While scarring and incisions are minimal compared to the other breast lift techniques that are used by surgeons, the only downside is that not all patients are a good candidate for this type of breast lift. When there is more severe sagging of the breast tissue and other cosmetic problems of the breast, a different and slightly more invasive approach may be required in order to achieve the patient’s desired outcome.

Dr. Whitfield strives to use the most minimally invasive approach possible when it is deemed appropriate in order to reduce the size of breast lift scarring that remains on the breast after full recovery is made. To find out if you are a good candidate for the periareolar breast lift technique, please schedule a private consultation with Dr. Whitfield for a personal evaluation.

For patients with a large degree of excess skin that needs to be removed, Dr. Whitfield will use an anchor incision that adds a scar underneath the fold of the breast. While this breast lift method produces the most noticeable breast lift scars, many women find it well worth it to have the perkier breasts they desire when they are struggling daily with severe breast sagging that affects how they feel about themselves and look in clothes.

Your surgeon places a rounded incision around the areola complex, then continues the incision in a straight line down to the breast crease. Then, a horizontal incision is made under the breast, following the natural curve of the breast crease. This allows your surgeon to remove a large amount of loose breast skin in a single procedure, providing the dramatic lifting effect you desire on both the upper and lower pole of the breast. The incision resembles the shape of a boat anchor, and the scars are expected to fade substantially in just 1 to 2 years after the procedure.

Patients that require more of a lift on the upper pole of the breast (top portion of the breast), may benefit from the lollipop technique. A lollipop incision is made around the areola and is then vertically extended downward in a straight line toward the lower section of the breast, ending at the breast fold. The shape of the breast lift incision in this method resembles a lollipop, with a round circle around the nipple and a long, straight line heading down the center of the breast beneath it.