Patent ID: 7998152

Claim:
An implantable prosthesis for use in periareolar mastopexy, the implantable prosthesis comprising: a generally annular body made from a porous material having a top surface and a bottom surface; a first circular aperture disposed at an approximate geometric center of the body and extending through the top and bottom surfaces, the first circular aperture being sized to surround an areola of a breast; a plurality of groups of tines extending from the top surface, each group of tines being arranged as a pair of generally parallel rows of tines, each row having a plurality of tines canted towards the first aperture, each group of rows being aligned with the approximate geometric center of the body; a plurality of second circular apertures formed in the porous material and extending from the top surface to the bottom surface and arranged such that a second aperture is disposed between each adjacent group of tines; and wherein the plurality of second circular apertures provide defined areas of weakness to permit the body to deform from a substantially planar shape to a shape approximating that of a conical frustum.