What Are the Scars Like After Mastopexy?
There are multiple ways to perform a breast lift. The determining factor is the amount of extra skin that you have and how far your nipple needs to be elevated. Patients with minimal excess skin may be a good candidate for a doughnut mastopexy. This type leaves the least scarring, with the resultant scar just around the border of the areola. For women who need their nipple raised a little further and have slightly more extra skin, a lollipop mastopexy is an option. There is a circular scar around the areola and a vertical scar below it. The anchor-type scar is reserved for women who need maximum elevation of the nipple and who have a large amount of excess skin. It adds a horizontal scar at the bottom of the lollipop scar.
