With breast explant and lift, how can I avoid getting dog ears?

This would be uncommon after an explant with a lift in my experience. If, for whatever reason, you did develop "dog ears" at the end of the surgical incision, this could be corrected under local in the office.

Thank you for sharing your excellent question. Dog ear formation is the result of improper incision length development (trying to keep scars as small as possible).  Avoidance of formation is the result of selecting the right type of lift needed to excise your excess brest skin appropriately and not from drain placement or suture material.  Hope this helps.

The best way to help avoid these is with surgeon selection.  I recommend visiting with a board certified plastic surgeon with experience in implant removal and lifts.  Examine credentials and look at before and after photos of the surgeon's work.  Most of all, discuss your concerns with the surgeon to facilitate a dialogue about what you can expect from surgery.

Dog ear removal is part of the procedure.  If a dog ear of skin appears during the recovery, it can be massaged down.Small dog ears are easily revised and removed under local anesthesia with re-suturing.

Hi
Thanks for your question.
Dog ears are a technical issue avoided with proper planning and execution of the lift you may need. Pls see a board-certified PS who will evaluate you then explain his or her operative plan to get you the desired result.
I hope this helps.....

Thank you for the question. There is nothing you could do yourself (except carefully select your plastic surgeon) to help avoidance of dog ears.  Dog ears refer to  the "gathering" of tissue on the ends of incision lines. With appropriate planning/execution of the procedure, they can usually be avoided.   Again, careful selection of plastic surgeon will be key. Also, best (for many reasons) to achieve your long-term stable weight prior to undergoing elective breast surgery.  In "borderline" cases where there is doubt whether breast lifting is necessary or not, I advise patients to undergo explantation only and to give their breasts the benefit of the doubt  before deciding whether breast lifting would be beneficial.  Best wishes.

These cases will typically not require lift surgery at the time of surgery unless there is significant sagging already.  In that case I use the periareolar lift to help gather the tissues evenly.

Dog ears are not caused by drains or a certain type of suture and they can usually be avoided depending on the technique of the lift.