Circum-Areolar Lift
Circum-areolar lift (Donut lift or Benelli lift) works by having a donut-shaped piece of skin removed around the areola. While it could potentially remove some excess skin, it does flatten the breasts to some extent. The success of it depends on the integrity of placed thick permanent sutures around the areola just under the skin.
Short Scar Breast Lift
Short scar breast lift (Keyhole pattern breast lift) can be performed if the amount of skin in excess is mild to moderate. The skin is cinched at the inframammary fold vicinity to facilitate the closure of the excisional wounds, whereas the breast tissue is divided into medial and lateral flaps to allow for self-augmentation, by folding on each other, resulting in a very perky look when everything heals. And the upper poles in the “V” area become naturally fuller. So, instead of making the breasts into the usual flat and small “pancakes” when the traditional method of mastopexy is employed, Dr. Yu is always able to turn his patients’ droopy breasts into something that they could only have when young: full, round, and perky! Dr. Yu invented his own technique and has been doing this for the last twelve years, and the results are very satisfying.
Wise-Pattern Breast Lift
Wise-pattern breast lift (Anchor-shaped scar breast lift) is performed when the breasts are too droopy, and the skin is too much in excess. A much broader area of skin is removed and finally, when the skin is closed, the scars mimic the shape of an anchor. The internal rearrangement of tissue could be done in many different ways. However, Dr. Yu is almost always able to use the medial and lower flap, a simple and elegant approach to create self-augmentation in the upper poles and the central mount regions, giving his patients very natural and beautiful results.
