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What Can I Use for 2 Scars and 1 Bruise I Month Post Breast Lift?
asked 11 months ago by anon5260
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 80 times
Tags: female, 1 month post-op, bruising
i wish to get rid of 2 promanant scars and a blue bruise post 1 month breast lift. I am healing very well so far. Please advise. Claudette SA
2 answers to What Can I Use for 2 Scars and 1 Bruise I Month Post Breast Lift?
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I recommend you wait for 6 months before considering therapy. A lot of healing can occur in that time frame.
Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon
Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Scars and bruises are sometimes best treated with time and patience.
While you certainly want your scars to heal as fast as possible, it takes some time for them to mature.
Scars go through a complex maturation that can take up to a year to complete. During the early part of scar formation, they typically appear heaped up and irritated, over the next 10 months or so the scar slowly becomes less firm, flattens out, and becomes less conspicuous.
Although without photos nor the ability to examine you I can't give you direct...
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Michael G. Brandt, MD
Toronto Facial Plastic Surgeon
Toronto Facial Plastic Surgeon