Scottsdale – The round block was a revolutionary technique in plastic surgery of the breasts. In this section, we plan to review the basic principles behind Louis Benelli’s Round Block Technique. I had to do some extra research on the the procedure and the doctor using Google.fr, the French version of Google, so I could provide our followers the most up-to-date information available.

The medical article describing this operation was published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal in 1990. Anyone can access the abstract and the first page of this article online free of charge.

The Round Block breast lift was a breakthrough because:

  • The round block uses dermo-dermic, glandulo-glandular, and glandulo-musculoperiosteal unions fixed definitively with permanent suture. In non-medical terms, the plastic surgeon uses the breast tissue, the deeper portions of the skin, and the deeper supportive connective tissue to manipulate the breast and improve the results of breast surgery.
  • A big advancement is the safe use of permanent sutures to manipulate the breast gland and to control the diameter of the areola.
  • The operation uses a crisscross breast lift or mastopexy technique, and also uses a circular permanent suture of woven nylon to create a peri-areolar circular dermo-dermic scar block.

At the time, the Round Block was advocated in breast surgery, including:

  1. Saggy or large breasts requiring breast lift or breast reduction.
  2. For small breasts requiring the use of breast implants. The round block technique allows easy access for the insertion of the silicone breast implant prosthesis and simultaneously corrects a mildly saggy breast.
  3. In cases of breast biopsy, the round block produces a discreet scar and an improved breast contour.

This important blog is Part I of a three part article. Please stay tuned for tomorrow’s blog for more information.