7 months post op Breast lift I've been left with thick and painful scarring. How did this happen and what can I do now? (photos)

It is very unfortunate that you have ended up with wound healing problems after your surgery. This can happen in patients who smoke and I do not do this procedure in these patients. I hope that you do not smoke, but if you do, you need to stop to help the wounds heal fully. It does appear that you are have developed hypertrophic scars. These need to be treated with steroid injections / silicone gel to help soften them. Please see your plastic surgeon about it.

For now, you need to avoid any tanning, use scar products like Mederma or Scar Guard, and let your tissue continue to heal. Please continue to follow up with your surgeon. Once healed, your scars can be revised.

Hello, and thank you for your questions and your photos. It looks like you had developed a postoperative infection and a wound dehiscence that was allowed to heal secondarily. You may certainly be able to have a secondary scar or mastopexy revision once the scars have fully matured. We have also recommended silicone scar creams and also both topical and intralesional cortisone injections for some of our patients postoperatively. I would recommend that you discuss all of this with your treating physician. Allow the scars to fully mature since they had just recently healed over. We will  generally  want to wait approximately 6-12 months for the scars to mature and in many instances they will also contract and improve.best of luck.