Inverted-T (Anchor) Breast Lift Using Denys Yurchenko’s Signature 70/30 Method

The 70/30 Method was developed by Denys Yurchenko to address one of the most challenging problems in aesthetic breast surgery: achieving beautiful, long-lasting results for women with breast ptosis (sagging) who require more than a standard breast augmentation.

Throughout his practice, Dr. Yurchenko repeatedly encountered patients with sagging breasts who hoped to achieve the same appearance as women shown in photographs after routine breast augmentation—patients who had never experienced ptosis or excess skin. While the desired aesthetic outcome may look similar, these are fundamentally different surgical procedures.

In a standard breast augmentation, the implant enhances a breast that already has a favorable shape and position. In contrast, correcting breast ptosis requires the surgeon to do much more than add volume. The breast tissue must be reshaped, excess skin removed, the nipple–areola complex repositioned, and a stable, natural-looking breast contour carefully recreated.

This is exactly why the 70/30 Method was developed. Rather than simply enlarging a breast affected by ptosis, the technique is designed to:

• Deliver stable, long-lasting results by restoring breast shape, upper-pole fullness, and support while removing excess tissue that could otherwise contribute to recurrent sagging over time.
• Correct breast ptosis of any severity.
• Create a youthful, aesthetically balanced breast shape that closely resembles the appearance typically achieved with a standard breast augmentation in patients without pre-existing ptosis.

The defining principle of the 70/30 Method is the precise balance between the patient’s natural breast tissue and the implant. The technique is based on a carefully planned ratio in which approximately 30% of the final breast volume comes from the patient’s preserved tissue, while the remaining 70% is provided by the implant.

This meticulous preoperative planning allows the surgeon to achieve highly predictable, consistent, and long-lasting aesthetic results.

The patient’s natural breast tissue provides a soft, natural layer over the implant, helping create a smooth breast contour while concealing the implant’s edges.

The implant, in turn, restores volume, enhances upper-pole fullness, and provides structural support to help maintain the breast’s shape over time.

The 70/30 Method: How It Differs from the Traditional Approach

With a traditional anchor breast lift combined with implants, the implant size is selected before surgery, but the final amount of breast tissue to preserve or remove is often determined intraoperatively based on the patient’s anatomy and tissue characteristics.

As a result, the long-term balance between the patient’s natural tissue and the implant may vary from case to case, making the final outcome less predictable.

The 70/30 Method takes a fundamentally different approach. Before surgery begins, the desired balance between the patient’s natural breast tissue and the implant is carefully planned using the method’s defining 30/70 ratio. This structured planning provides a clear surgical roadmap, allowing for highly predictable, consistent, and long-lasting aesthetic results.

Additional Advantages of the 70/30 Method

1. Shorter Operating Time. One of the key advantages of the 70/30 Method is its highly structured preoperative planning. Because the critical surgical calculations are completed before the procedure begins, the operation can be performed more efficiently than a traditional anchor breast lift with implants.

While a conventional anchor breast lift with implant placement typically takes 3–5 hours, the 70/30 Method is usually completed in approximately 2.5 hours.

A shorter procedure under general anesthesia reduces the overall anesthetic exposure and may help decrease surgical stress on the body, supporting a smoother and faster recovery.

2. Lower Risk of Complications. Published studies report that traditional anchor breast lift surgery with implants may be associated with postoperative complications and/or minor revision procedures in approximately 20% of cases.

Based on Denys Yurchenko’s clinical experience with the 70/30 Method, the observed rate of postoperative complications has been reduced to approximately 12%. The method’s structured preoperative planning, standardized tissue-to-implant ratio, and refined surgical technique contribute to more predictable outcomes and a lower likelihood of postoperative corrections.

3. Aesthetic, Long-Lasting Results. The 70/30 Method is designed to correct breast ptosis of any severity (Grades I–IV) while restoring a youthful breast shape by:

• Removing excess stretched skin and tissue.
• Repositioning the nipple–areola complex to a more youthful position.
• Creating a breast shape that closely resembles the aesthetic outcome of a standard breast augmentation in patients without pre-existing ptosis, using implants of the same volume.

The long-term stability of the 70/30 Method is based on its carefully planned 30% natural tissue / 70% implant principle. By creating a balanced relationship between the patient’s own tissue and the implant, the technique is designed to maintain breast shape, upper-pole fullness, and projection over time while reducing the likelihood of recurrent sagging.

The Crisalix 3D simulation demonstrates how comparable aesthetic outcomes can be achieved in patients with very different starting points.

In the first case, the patient underwent a standard breast augmentation without pre-existing ptosis. In the second, the patient required an anchor breast lift with implants using the 70/30 Method to correct severe breast ptosis.

Both patients received 315 cc Polytech anatomical implants, illustrating how the 70/30 Method can achieve an aesthetic result comparable to standard breast augmentation, even in cases of advanced ptosis.

Detailed information about recovery after an anchor breast lift with implants, including postoperative care and potential complications, can be found here.

Will There Be Scars After the 70/30 Method?

Yes. Because the 70/30 Method is performed to correct breast ptosis and remove excess skin, it requires an anchor (inverted-T) incision pattern.

The incisions are placed:

• Around the areola.
• Vertically from the areola to the inframammary fold.
• Along the inframammary fold.

This incision pattern allows the surgeon to remove excess skin, reshape the breast, reposition the nipple–areola complex, and create a stable, youthful breast contour.

As healing progresses, scars typically fade and become less noticeable. Their final appearance varies from patient to patient and depends on individual healing characteristics, scar care, compliance with postoperative instructions, and the body’s natural tendency to form scars.

When appropriate, scar appearance may be further improved after complete healing with treatments such as CO₂ laser resurfacing, other evidence-based scar therapies, or medical camouflage tattooing, as recommended by your surgeon.surfacing, other aesthetic treatments, or nude camouflage tattooing—but only after complete healing and with your surgeon’s approval.

The 70/30 Method: International Presentations and Surgical Training

The 70/30 Method, developed by Denys Yurchenko, was first presented to the international plastic surgery community in 2024 at a leading plastic surgery conference in Spain.

Since then, the technique has attracted growing interest among plastic surgeons and has become the subject of educational presentations, live surgical demonstrations, and professional training programs.

The 70/30 Method continues to evolve as Denys Yurchenko presents the technique at professional conferences and educational events while conducting masterclasses and hands-on surgical training for plastic surgeons in Ukraine.

Looking ahead, the goal is to further expand the international reach of the 70/30 Method through presentations, educational programs, and collaboration with the global plastic surgery community.

An anchor breast lift with implants is widely regarded as one of the most technically demanding procedures in aesthetic breast surgery. Success depends not only on surgical precision but also on a thorough understanding of breast anatomy, tissue vascularity, wound healing, breast ptosis, and the long-term interaction between natural breast tissue and the implant.

Every 70/30 Method procedure at Yurchenko Team is performed personally by Denys Yurchenko, the developer of the technique. His practice is focused on complex breast surgery, including the correction of advanced breast ptosis, revision procedures, and aesthetic breast reshaping.

Developed through years of clinical experience, the 70/30 Method reflects Dr. Yurchenko’s philosophy of combining meticulous surgical planning with refined operative technique to achieve natural-looking, harmonious, and long-lasting results—even in cases of severe breast ptosis.