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How to Fix Areola Dent Scar After Breast Augmentation?

asked 2 years ago by murphybrown in connecticut
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Question viewed 1,471 times
Tags: areola, breasts, asymmetry, 400-449cc, dents, muscle, scar

I currently have a problem with the scar on my right areola from my surgeon going in a second time (A YEAR LATER) and adding an extra 50cc’s to my Mentor, Saline 350 right implant. This increase made my right implant exceed the 400cc limit. This was for asymmetry.

My problem is that the bottom of the right areola is now attached to the muscle causing a large dent in my right breast when I flex my arm. What could I have done to prevent this from happening? What can I do about it now?

2 answers to How to Fix Areola Dent Scar After Breast Augmentation?

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Repair of areolar dent

This may require a relatively minor procedure with an incision and surgical release of the scar with a layered repair that separates the gland, fatty tissue and skin. In rare instances, release of the muscle is required but this is a more extensive procedure.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Treatment of indents after breast augmentation

The photo is a little out of focus so it is hard to say whether anything needs to done near the skin surface to improve the appearance. Your question implies that it looks OK when you are just standing but the dent appears when you flex your arm. That is usually due to scar tissue connecting layers, such as the skin layer to the muscle layer, that are not normally connected. The treatment then is to surgically break or cut the abnormal connection between layers.
Aaron Stone, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

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