This figure shows the final skin closure and the breast shape after surgery. After removal of the skin, the areola is slid into a higher position and the skin is wrapped around the breast tissue and closed with dissolvable sutures.  During the first few weeks after surgery, the breasts are tight, swollen and perky.

The inverted "T" breast lift results in removal of skin from around the areola, down the center of the breast and from the lower portion of the breast. The areola remains attached to the breast tissue, nerves, and blood vessels. This technique is used in moderate to severe cases of breast ptosis.

This figure shows the results of an inverted-T breast lift after several weeks of healing. The upper breast fullness and swelling have resolved, the breast tissue has "dropped", and the lower poles of the breasts have rounded out.

Here is the vertical breast lift and augmentation after the implants have been placed and the incisions are closed. Note the scar around the areola and down the center of the breast in the shape of a lollipop. The first few weeks after surgery implants are slightly high on the chest and the lower breast is flat and tight.

This is an example of a vertical breast lift. The implant is inserted through the lower part of the skin cut-out. The areola is then slid into a higher position and the skin is tightened and closed around the areola. Often, the deeper layers of tissue are also sewn together and tightened to shape the breast.

This figure shows the results of a vertical breast lift after several weeks of healing. The upper breast fullness and swelling have resolved, the breast tissue has "dropped", and the lower poles of the breasts have rounded out.

This drawing shows a circumareolar mastopexy and augmentation. For the first few weeks after surgery, the implant is high on the chest and the skin is very puckered around the areola. Over time, the puckered skin flattens and the implants settle at the bases of the breasts.

This example of a circumareolar breast lift shows the circular pattern of skin that is removed around the areolas. The implants are placed through the lower edge of the areolas The skin is then tightened around the areolas like a "purse string" and the breasts are lifted and the areolas are repositioned in a higher location.