I am Asian and have been told that Asian skin could scar more from breast implants. Is this true, and is there any way to prevent bad scars? I am interested in getting the silicone gel implants under the breast fold.
February 8, 2010
Answer: Scars in Asian patients can be a bit darker for a time... Hi there- It is true that patients of Asian descent are more prone to darkening of their scars than caucasian people, regardless of their location. The peri-areolar scar has the advantage of (hopefully) being hidden in the border of your areola... The fold incision has the advantage of being under your breast (hidden by your breast)... I would think of it this way- if you developed a dark scar after surgery, in which location would it bother you the most? In either case, know that with proper management, post-inflammatory pigmentation can be successfully improved over time with bleaching creams.
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February 8, 2010
Answer: Scars in Asian patients can be a bit darker for a time... Hi there- It is true that patients of Asian descent are more prone to darkening of their scars than caucasian people, regardless of their location. The peri-areolar scar has the advantage of (hopefully) being hidden in the border of your areola... The fold incision has the advantage of being under your breast (hidden by your breast)... I would think of it this way- if you developed a dark scar after surgery, in which location would it bother you the most? In either case, know that with proper management, post-inflammatory pigmentation can be successfully improved over time with bleaching creams.
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February 8, 2010
Answer: Minimizing breast implant augmentation or enlargement scars in Asians Unfortunately, genetic tendencies result in Asians having a reportedly sixfold greater tendency to develop keloid scars when compared to caucasians. Despite the best of techniques, prevention may be impossible. Use of an immediate intra-areolar scar can dramatically reduce this tendency but there may be other reasons why surgeons prefer the use of a fold scar when placing silicone implants due to concerns with biofilm formation as well as limited size of the areola
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February 8, 2010
Answer: Minimizing breast implant augmentation or enlargement scars in Asians Unfortunately, genetic tendencies result in Asians having a reportedly sixfold greater tendency to develop keloid scars when compared to caucasians. Despite the best of techniques, prevention may be impossible. Use of an immediate intra-areolar scar can dramatically reduce this tendency but there may be other reasons why surgeons prefer the use of a fold scar when placing silicone implants due to concerns with biofilm formation as well as limited size of the areola
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