I had a breast lift/reduction that I am not happy with and it is affecting my confidence, my self-esteem and most importantly my career. My concerns are areolas, as the surgeon did not reduce them down while reducing my breasts. My scars are too low on my ribs and I cannot hide them, and something went off with my nipples. How can this be carefully corrected? Do I now have inverted nipples? What can I do to fix this? I desperately need this fixed. Please help
April 14, 2024
Answer: Plastic surgery out Plastic surgery outcomes are based on patient, candidacy and skill of the provider. I don’t understand why you had a breast reduction when you have implants. I’m guessing you went down in implant size. There really wasn’t an indication of doing a breast lift. In a nutshell, your provider selection was not well chosen, and at this point, it’s going to be difficult to improve your outcome. Your current candidacy for a quality outcome is much less than it was earlier. Choosing the right plastic surgeon is very important. To improve your outcome, you’ll need revision surgery, but the scars on your chest are not going to go away. Be more careful when selecting providers. I generally always recommend people have multiple in person consultations before selecting a surgeon. During each in person consultation, ask each provider to open up their portfolio and show you their entire collection of before and after pictures of previous patient had the same condition or physical characteristics as your own. An experienced plastic surgeon should have no difficulty showing you before and after pictures of at least 50 previous patients. Being shown a handful of pre-selected images, representing only the best results of their career may be insufficient. I generally recommend patients have multiple consultations before selecting a provider. I also recommend patients avoid virtual consultations whenever possible. Best, Mats Hagström MD
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April 14, 2024
Answer: Plastic surgery out Plastic surgery outcomes are based on patient, candidacy and skill of the provider. I don’t understand why you had a breast reduction when you have implants. I’m guessing you went down in implant size. There really wasn’t an indication of doing a breast lift. In a nutshell, your provider selection was not well chosen, and at this point, it’s going to be difficult to improve your outcome. Your current candidacy for a quality outcome is much less than it was earlier. Choosing the right plastic surgeon is very important. To improve your outcome, you’ll need revision surgery, but the scars on your chest are not going to go away. Be more careful when selecting providers. I generally always recommend people have multiple in person consultations before selecting a surgeon. During each in person consultation, ask each provider to open up their portfolio and show you their entire collection of before and after pictures of previous patient had the same condition or physical characteristics as your own. An experienced plastic surgeon should have no difficulty showing you before and after pictures of at least 50 previous patients. Being shown a handful of pre-selected images, representing only the best results of their career may be insufficient. I generally recommend patients have multiple consultations before selecting a provider. I also recommend patients avoid virtual consultations whenever possible. Best, Mats Hagström MD
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