Internal Mastopexy: A Novel Method of Filling the Upper Poles During Dual-Plane Breast Augmentation Trough Periareolar Incision

• Published in: Aesthetic plastic surgery 2021-08, Vol.45 (4), p.1469-1475
• Main Authors: Hong, Wei-Jin, Wang, Hai-Bin, Lin, Fu-Chuan, Zeng, Li, Luo, Sheng-Kang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Breast implants; Breasts; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original Article; Otorhinolaryngology; Patients; Plastic Surgery; Prostheses; Scars; Surgery
• ISSN: 0364-216X; 1432-5241
• DOI: 10.1007/s00266-020-02098-y

Background Breast ptosis is a deformity commonly found in patients seeking breast augmentation. Current mastopexy techniques rely on incisions on the breast to correct ptosis; nonetheless, they leave extensive scars. Having to opt for a visibly scarred breast over a ptotic breast can be a difficult choice. Objectives We sought an innovative internal suture mastopexy for hypomastia of mild breast ptosis. Methods A procedure that left a tiny scar on the nipple-areolar complex was introduced. This method was safe and efficient when combining mastopexy with augmentation. Results Overall, 53 patients underwent this operation in the Plastic and Cosmetic Department of Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital from January 1, 2013, to June 30, 2017, with a mean follow-up of 38 ± 16 months. The pre-operation and post-operation SN-N lines (the distance from the sternal notch to the nipple) were 21.8 ± 1.2 cm and 20.7 ± 1.0 cm, respectively; the difference was statistically significant (P