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Armando Soto, MD answers: Returning natural color of skin from breast reduction?

I had a breast reduction over 1 year ago I used the moisterized as instructed by mt doctor for 4 months. I did go back to smoking and about 20% of my skin has not come back to it's nature color. What can I do? the area in off white in color .I've been applying coco butter.


Armando Soto, MD
8 months ago
By Armando Soto, MD - Orlando Plastic Surgeon

Hi there-

It looks like you really experienced significant skin ischemia (when the skin doesn't get enough blood flow) and healing problems. Sounds like this was most likely due to smoking, which damages the small vessels throughout the body and leads to diminished blood flow in the skin- a recipe for disaster with any plastic surgery procedure.

Unfortunately, in African American skin, once the color has been lost it is not possible to get it back.

I would ask your surgeon to recommend a good medical tattoo professional- often the color can be closely approximated to camouflage the loss of color.

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