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Does Scarring Ever Fade Completely After a Breast Lift? (photo)

I'm in my young 20's and would like a lift. It has been noted to me that I have breast ptosis (genetic I assume..no children). I also feel I have large nipples. What type of lift would be best for me from what you can see in the picture and with the least scarring? I see all these pictures with a scar around the nipple and under the breasts...does this ever go away, if so, how long does it take to 100% disappear (if ever 100%)? My goal picture is also below...looks natural and even.

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9 Doctor Answers | Asked by sun versus moon in San Diego, CA

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Breast Lift Scars

I see what we call a vertical breast lift for you. This means the final scar is like a lollipop. There will always be surgical scars but they will fade over time. If you really would like your breast reshaped, lifted, and the areolas reduced, then this is the way to go. If the looks of the faded scars still bother you, then consider tattooing them flesh colored to help blend with the surrounding skin.

Justin Yovino, MD

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Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Minimizing scars by hiding the incisions

You are a perfect candidate for The Ultimate Breast Lift that does NOT use any unsightly vertical incisions. It is best to avoid vertical incisions because they stretch from breast weight. Breast lifts can be done wiht incisions around the nipple and hidden in the inframammary fold. This technique transfers the weight of your breasts tissue to your chest wall and produces upper pole fullness and last longer. Incisions leave permanent scars but they do fade in... more

Scarring after breast lift? (photos)

The scar is a necessary trade off to reduce surface to volume ratio of the ptotic breast, restoring a more robust, attractive, feminine shape. There are well established measures to minimize the scar burden, and to conceal the resulting scars. Scars fade significantly with the passage of time. From your photos, my choice would be standard "vertical" mastopexy, producing scar along your areolar margin and from the bottom of your areola straight down to your... more

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You have a bit of an unusual situation in that you have disproportionately large areola diameter even though your breast are not that large volume-wise. In addition, the areola are not centralized and so the typical vertical scar technique has to be customized to your specific anatomical landmarks. This might mean a slight different location of the scar from the straight vertical location. Robin T.W. Yuan, M.D.

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD

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Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift scars

A breast lift will help you to reduce the size of the nipple areolar complex and improve the shape of the breast. A lift will not restore or create upper pole fullness which you would benefit from without the addition of a breast implant or fat grafting to the breast. The scar pattern for you would most likely involve an incision around the areola and vertically down the center of the breast to the breast fold. There is a possibility of a small incision in the fold depending on the... more

Breast lifts and scars

There are two issues here. Your picture suggests the need for a lift but the other picture looks like a lift and an augmentation. The best procedure to lift, centralize the nipple-areola, and reduce the areola size would be a true lift of the glandular breast rather than some sort of periareolar or skin dependent lift. This can be done with a "vertical" approach and a lollipop scar, but requires experience on the part of the surgeon. The scar would be around the areola... more

Scars are permanent but can be done right

Scars are an inevitable part of nearly all plastic surgical procedures. The appearance of those scars and their ability to fade are based on numerous factors including delayed wound healing, infection, diabetes, genetic tendency, inadvertent postop trauma, or sun exposure. This is only a short list of factors. Typically, experienced plastic surgeons are most qualified to give you the best scars and to deliver the best possible results with a procedure such as a breast lift.... more

Scars are permanent

All scars are permanent but in some patients they will fade to being almost invisible. In others, they may remain more visible. The lighter your skin tone the more invisible they generally become. This cannot be predicted or guaranteed for any patient but are just general guidelines.

Scars

Scars are permanent structure in the skin and can be seen throughout life. Scarring is different in different places and at different ages. They do fad over time but are still there. The scars with breast lift are designed to be as least evident as possible.

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