A 62-year-old female who had high definition liposuction and a breast lift with implant replacement – front view
The GMommy Breast lift is unique. Your plastic surgeon must address the moderate to severe nipple and areola sagging as well as deflation of breast volume. Additionally, the procedure may extend the breast lift excision lines to the armpit area to additionally eliminate armpit skin redundancy and fullness that is often a concern of grandmas.
When nipple and areola complex (NAC) demonstrates maximum sagging, the breast lift surgery of choice is an inferior pedicle lift. This is because it allows for limitless lift of the NAC. Thus, the inferior pedicled breast lift is the mainstay for our GMommy breast lift. The inferior pedicled breast lift allows for replacement of the nipple and areola complex even when it is at the lowest position on the breast, termed Baker’s grade IV ptosis, all the way up to the newly desired position. The ideal position for the NAC is typically at least above the inframammary crease and as high as the vertical halfway between the shoulder and elbow.
GMommy Breast Deflation
The next component of the undesirable changes of GMommy breast involve loss of volume. Deflation of breast mound volume is thought to occur following drop in hormone levels such as Estrogen and Progesterone observed in GMommies. Estrogen and Progesterone are the hormones responsible for the generation of fat and glandular tissues that help maintain breast mound volume. As a result, as GMommies age, their hormones and subsequently their breast mound volume diminishes. In order to replace the breast volume, there are two theoretic options. The first involves the use of breast implants, that have the capacity to replace unlimited volume. However, use of breast implants introduces that retention of a foreign body that may require future maintenance.
A more viable option for most GMommies is the use of their own fat. Your plastic surgeon can harvest fat from areas of prominence and then transfer it to replace breast volume. What makes this option more favorable to GMommies is the fact that GMommies typically do not want huge bosoms. Instead they prefer conservative replacement of breast volume to achieve only modest correction in breast volume. A natural breast augmentation has another advantage. Fat transfer does not require any upkeep. In addition, modest gains of 150 to 200 cc is the typical range of increase volumes desired by GMommies.
GMommy Breast lift Conclusion
In summary, the GMommy breast lift requires correction of specific breast changes affecting GMommies. GMommy changes include both loss of breast volume and moderate to severe NAC ptosis as well as fullness and sagging of the armpit region. These specific GMommy aging changes of breast are best addressed using an extended inferior pedicled breast lift to lift the NAC and eliminate armpit fullness and sagging. Finally, fat transfer can be utilized to optimally replace minimal to moderate loss of volume.
