Systems and methods for mastopexy

摘要

A mastopexy implant for maintaining the breast in an elevated and aesthetically pleasing position includes a lower pole support comprising end portions which may be affixed to the chest wall or to a previously installed upper suspension strut. The implant is loaded in an insertion device. The insertion device is inserted through a small incision and into a subcutaneous pocket created in an inferior half of the breast. The lower pole support may have various constructs and in one embodiment includes a unitary conformable mesh having a plurality of arm or band members which are attached across the breast parenchyma and to the chest wall.

主权项

1. A mastopexy implant for securing a breast of a patient in a lifted position, the implant comprising:
a flexible lower pole support comprising an upper region and a lower region so dimensioned as to substantially span a portion of a lower pole of the breast and not cover a NAC of the breast; and wherein the lower region has a different shape than the upper region, and wherein the upper region comprises a plurality of upper attachment end portions so dimensioned as to attach to supportive tissue of the patient in the vicinity of a superior side of the breast and said lower region comprises a plurality of lower attachment end portions so dimensioned as to attach to supportive tissue in the vicinity of a IMF, and wherein the entire flexible lower pole support is a unitary structure.