Darkening of Scar after breast lift surgery

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD answers: Brown spots beside Breast Lift scars

I had Breast Lift surgery done about 3 months ago. The scars are doing good and I can hardly see them, but I developed some brown spots on the side of my scars. Is this normal, and what can I do to get rid of these spots?


Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
10 months ago
By Raffy Karamanoukian, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

The most likely explanation of the peri-scar hyperpigmentation is a process known as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.  This occurs during the healing phase of a scar wherein the inflammatory healing cells stimulate pigment deposition. The process can be minimized by the judicious use of skin lightening agents postoperatively.

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