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Correcting
Ptosis
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Dr.
Coleman's Comments:
Ptosis
or drooping of the breasts comes from three things:
1. the stretching of the upper skin due to the weight of the
breast.
2. the shrinkage of a previously enlarged breast.
3. the loss of elasticity that comes with time.
The
operation of choice depends on the elasticity, degree of ptosis,
and amount of actual breast tissue there is to work with.
If the skin is stretched, most likely, some form of skin removal
is needed. If a breast has shrunk after having been enlarged from
nursing a child, there is a large envelope with little breast
tissue contained within it. In these cases the patient may elect
to simply have her breasts enlarged to fit the envelope. I have
found that an aggressive augmentation with an implant shaped to
provide as much forward projection as feasible will suit this
purpose well. In some cases the nipple may still be slightly lower
than natural, but it can be corrected with a simple nipple lift
instead of the keyhole shaped excisions of the classic breast
lift.
Here
are some cases where augmentation worked very well. One case demonstrates
a nipple lift. You will see that the scars for this are almost
invisible.
Patient
Photos:
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