Breastlift/Abdplasty
Breastlift/Abdplasty
Description:
Patient weighed over 230 lb. for years and had no pregnancies. With Weight Watchers and exercise she lost about 130 lb. over 3 years. Now 138 lb. at age 46 5’ 8 ½ “ she felt her “skin was too big”. She wanted to be less saggy and improve her self esteem. Her breasts had shrunk from 44DDD to current 36 D. She wanted breast improvement without implants.
First Surgery: Abdominoplasty extended circumferentially removing 1107 grams (2.3 lb.)
Second Surgery 2 weeks later: Breast lift short scar technique (“vertical” style i.e. excessive skin from side of breast used to give better projection and more conical shape yet scar only around areolar and down, no scar side to side under breast) Small amount of breast tissue removed, more from the left, to improve symmetry. R 14.2 gm. removed, L 85.2 gm. removed. No implants were used.
Third Surgery 3 weeks later: Inner thigh lift with R 36 grams, L 42 gm. skin removed
Minor “touch up” surgery in office treatment room 4 months after breast surgery removed residual wrinkles under both breasts.
After pictures taken 1 year 3.5 months after first surgery.