“Women who’ve had breast reductions often show the results to their friends,” says Dr. Pollard, “and those who’ve had LeJour procedures tell me: ‘I saw my friends and I like mine better!'"
While Vertical Scar breast reduction provides clear advantages, it’s not for everyone.
Dr. Pollard says, “Women with the largest breasts aren’t good candidates. This procedure is best for those who have moderate-to-large breasts. And heavy smokers and patients with uncontrolled diabetes or high pressure are also not good candidates because of the increased chance of complications.”
Paul R. Weiss, MD, FACS, a member of the spokespersons network of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, clinical professor of plastic surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and a plastic surgeon in New York City explains, “Inferior pedicle surgery remains the standard of care for those with very large breasts** (two-to-three pounds per breast), but LeJour is coming into its own as a wonderful procedure for small-to-moderate operations (one pound per side), breast lifts (mastoplexy), reconstruction, and balancing (performed when one breast is significantly larger than the other).”
And though the LeJour procedure results in more attractive breasts, it does have its downside: after the operation, it takes time for the skin to smooth out and for the breast to assume its final shape. The incision is puckered for weeks and the top of the breast seems to be too high for awhile, until the breast settles into its new dimensions.
Dr. Weiss explains why: “In traditional inferior pedicle procedures, surgeons remove a triangle of excess skin above the infra-mammary fold—the fold between the breast and the chest wall.
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