What Is The Approximate Time for Breast Implant Inframammary Incision to Heal?

Hello! Thank you for the question! It is common for scars to fully mature for up to a year. In the meantime, there are a few things that may help to ameliorate your incision/scar. The most proven (as well as cheapest) modality is simple scar massage. Applying pressure and massaging the well-healed scar has been shown to improve the appearance as it breaks up the scar tissue, hopefully producing the finest scar as possible. Other things that have been shown to add some benefit, albeit controversial, are silicone sheets, hydration, and topical steroids. These can usually be started at approximately 3-4 weeks postop and when incisions healed. In addition, avoidance of direct sunlight to the incision will significantly help the appearance as they tend to discolor with UV light during the healing process. Scars will never disappear, but attempt is made to make the finest scar in a concealed location. If unsightly scars are still present after approximately a year's time, other things that your surgeon may consider are intralesional steroid injections, laser, or just surgical revision of the scar itself. Hope that this helps! Best wishes!

The wound healing process continues for at least one year following any type of surgical procedure. During this period, wounds not only become stronger, but they also undergo remodeling which improves their appearance.When breast augmentation is performed through an infra-mammary incision, the wound margins are usually sealed within 48 hours. Wounds are relatively strong after three weeks and have reached about 85% of their normal tensile strength within eight weeks of surgery.Over the course of the next year, scars will undergo significant remodeling. Scars will flatten and lose their redness during this period. After one year, remodeling is complete and wounds have reached their final aesthetic appearance.

If you mean closing the wound, it will take several days The first stage of healing is finished if your wounds are dry, not lumpy or irritated.The very first weeks the incisions look like red, slightly swollen threads.The next few months they are likely to lighten in colour and flatten. If your question is about the full period of wound improvement, then the answer is one to two years. This is the period of time in which scars are changing their structure and fading, and as we are all different, for some people it will take even more time, that means 3 to 4 years.Hope this helps..

Your breast augmentation incision should be completely healed within days in the sense it should be closed and waterproof.  In terms of the scar being mature in color and consistency, this can take up to a year.

I agree with what most of my colleagues have said. I know this isn't exactly your question, but the following is important since all women are concerned with not only the healing time but also the quality of the scar.

If the incision is placed in the inframammary crease, you will get the best quality scar. Now that is not to say placing the incision in the inframammary crease at the time of surgery, but rather, in the PLANNED inframammary crease...in other words, where you want the crease to be after surgery when the implant is in place. The only accurate way to do this is to know pre-operatively what size implant you are using.