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This patient had undergone a previous "above the muscle" breast augmentation with saline implants inflated to 700 mL. She felt that her breasts did not match her body and wanted to downsize to a more conservative look. She came to Dr. Randal Haworth, one of the top breast implant revision experts located in Beverly Hills for help. He recommended exchanging her saline implants to smaller 235 cc smooth memory gel silicone while placing them "under the muscle" or sub pectoralis major. Since she would be left with excess skin and appear deflated while her nipples would continue to point downwards , he also suggested performing a vertical mastopexy (breast lift).
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Though the number of surgeons would perform this procedure in two stages, Dr. HAWORTH, a breast implant revision specialist, will make the judgment call during surgery. If he feels that the blood supply of the breast tissue or nipple areolar complex would be compromised by performing the procedure simultaneously, in one setting, he will stage it. In that case he will perform the vertical mastopexy at a later time once the breast implant revision surgery is complete.
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Nine month follow-up photographs are presented.