How Can I Get Rid of Bad Scars from Breast Augmentation?

There are many things you can do to assist with scar maturation such as massage, lotions like emu oil, and IPL treatments. Even left to their own devices, the scars will generally improve over 1-2 years and get even better over a longer time period. It sounds as though your relationship with your doctor was suboptimal and that may be causing you to be extra critical of scars that are actually normal. Perhaps seeing another doctor for an evaluation would be wise and could put your mind... more

I am so sorry you had that experience. It sounds as if you also had a lift (thus the T-scar). If it is still early, less than a year, scar creams can help. Examples of scar creams are Scar Guard and Kelokote and they are available without a prescriptions. If it has been longer than a year, bad scars may sometimes need to be revised with surgery. Seeing a plastic surgeon can help determine if that is an option.

What is a bad scar? This means different things to different patients. It is important to look at the characteristics of the scar:size, width, height, color, texture, location, contour. Each characteristic is judged separately and treatment is customized. Unfortunately, scars cannot be erased, just modified. In general, it is usual practice to give the body time to have the scar process go through its many phases. This may take six to twenty-four months. It is usually a mistake, or even... more

Unfortunately scars can never be made invisible only improved or concealed. You may want to consider scar revision.

I am very sorry to hear about your unhappiness with your procedure.  You may want to find a specialist in your area that does revision surgery. Unfortunately this will cost you more money but it may help your feelings of dismay. You should also try and use a silicone based gel or sheeting. This is clinically proven to help in the repair of scars old and new. I hope that you get the help you need. Good Luck!

Most scars improve with time and require no revision.  Reoperation will only lengthen the time it takes to get a good result.  I would suggest you visit a different plastic surgeon and discuss the possibility of revision.  If the scar is less than 6 months old, I would be shocked if a revision was offerred.

The scar for breast augmentation is usually small and hidden in the crease of the breast or arond the areola. It seems you needed a LIFT to have a T scar. Now that you have a scar it is forever. The question if it is bad as in hypertrophic or keoid then it has to be treated, there are few options of revision and steroid injection, and sometimes 5 Fu is used to flatten scars. The issue of scars should have been discussed prior to surgery how much and where the scars are gooing to be. See... more

From your description it is apparent there never was a clear communication between you and your surgeon about WHAT would be done and HOW it was going to be done. While a Breast Augmentation with saline implants can be done with a 4cm or shorter scar in the fold of the breast, around the lower nipple complex or the armpit, a breast lift for a sagging breast MAY require a lollipop scar (which sounds like what you had done). The vast majority of such scars heal well but there may be healing... more

Scars will generally improve with time. In the early stages, silicone sheet, oil, massage and kenolog for thick scars might help. A revision might need to be done for the scar but the key issue is: whatever caused the scar the first time might cause it again! Tension on the closure could lead to wide scars but the main factor is that we heal very differently.This has to be taken in consideration before embarking on more surgery. If you developed hypertrophic scars in the last surgery ... more

Unfortunately, scars are permanent. They will often fade with time, so if it was performed recently, you have to be patient for it to fade (sometimes a year or longer).