I am planning for a breast lift and reduction, and upper arm and arm pit plastic surgery. Any preferred order, arms first and then breasts or vice versa? I have a severe pull on my right breast from my right arm and armpit. On the other hand, it feels like my right arm is stuck in between my breasts. If I lift my right arm I really pull on the left side of the right breast/in between my breasts. Which procedure has the longest downtime?
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Areola reduction is standard practice for a breast lift. With weight loss, you will have significant excess skin and will need a wise pattern skin resection (inverted T or anchor style scars). This will accomplish your breast lift, reshaping, and areola reduction all in one surgery.
In general, if 3 weeks have passed since your lift or reduction, you are out of the risk period for having a T point wound. While it can still happen, it would be extremely rare to get one that far out without any signs of it before that.
Plastic surgery scars require attention after surgery so that they remain cosmetically-appealing and barely noticeable. In our office, we use a protocol for scars that minimizes their activity in the 6-8 weeks after surgery. If you have late plastic surgery scars, you may also require laser and...