Revison Surgery W/ Strattice 5 Wks Post Op, Your Opinion? (photo)

The post operative course with Strattice is a little different then without it as the final shape is not evident for a while (few months). I would not do anything at this point but address your concerns with your plastic surgeon now and as healing continues. I think your doc did a great job with fold elevation. The asymmetries may go away with time. I have had to do some minor adjustments on a few of my difficult Strattice cases so after they heal you can discuss some tweaking with your doc. more

The biggest problem is that in your first surgery at 16 your inframammary fold was lowered way too much. This can be fixed but you would be left with scars much lower than your breasts(where the scars sit now. To get an improvement I would guess that your IMF needs to come up 4-5cm and your nipples up 2-3 cm. I usually achieve this in patients like you with a conversion to subfascial placement using the carefully dissected fascia for support. Your surgeon... more