Hi I had a breast lift and implants 11 months ago. The scars are so ugly and embarrassing. Will they ever get better with time, or is treatment the only answer? And how much better? I can't ever go brawless because around the areola's the scar is raised and show's through my shirt. Also I used to have nice protruding nipples before my surgery, and now they are flat. Which I hate. Will they begin to protrude again with time? Thanks you!!
Answer: Bad scars after mastopexy aug
You have hypertrophic scars along the bottom and it sounds like you may also have them around the areolas. It doesn't look as bad in the vertical scar. This is the result of either your body's healing, or bad surgery. Do you have any other scars on your body? How did they heal? Regardless, at this point I think the best solution would be to have surgical scar revision (maybe not by the original surgeon), and plan on aggressively treating the scars post op with silicone gel sheeting or steroid tape. if it begins to recur in spite of this I would promptly start laser treatments. Do you have sensation in the nipples? If not, this might be why they are flat.
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You have hypertrophic scars along the bottom and it sounds like you may also have them around the areolas. It doesn't look as bad in the vertical scar. This is the result of either your body's healing, or bad surgery. Do you have any other scars on your body? How did they heal? Regardless, at this point I think the best solution would be to have surgical scar revision (maybe not by the original surgeon), and plan on aggressively treating the scars post op with silicone gel sheeting or steroid tape. if it begins to recur in spite of this I would promptly start laser treatments. Do you have sensation in the nipples? If not, this might be why they are flat.
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Thank you for the question and pictures.
Based on your description and pictures think you will benefit from scar revision surgery. Depending on your physical examination some improvement in the nipples' situation may also be achieved. The use of silicone sheeting and/or steroid injection may be helpful postoperatively.
I hope this helps.
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Thank you for the question and pictures.
Based on your description and pictures think you will benefit from scar revision surgery. Depending on your physical examination some improvement in the nipples' situation may also be achieved. The use of silicone sheeting and/or steroid injection may be helpful postoperatively.
I hope this helps.
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Answer: Breast augmentation together with breast lift
You have a major problem. Without knowing the details it is impossible to know if that is just the way you healed, the way surgery was done or both. You will need surgery to fix this but just cutting out the scars will not help. The removal of additional tissues will just stretch the nipple areolar complexes even more and widen the breast fold scar more as well. You may have to go to smaller breast implants. You need to be very careful in choosing your surgeon for revision. If they promise you too much you will be better off going elsewhere.
I hope you realize that this format of posting questions and receiving answers lacks the face to face direct communication required for you to make an informed decision regarding your surgery.
My response to your question/post does not represent formal medical advice or constitute a doctor patient relationship. You need to consult with i.e. personally see a board certified plastic surgeon in order to receive a formal evaluation and develop a doctor patient relationship.
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Answer: Breast augmentation together with breast lift
You have a major problem. Without knowing the details it is impossible to know if that is just the way you healed, the way surgery was done or both. You will need surgery to fix this but just cutting out the scars will not help. The removal of additional tissues will just stretch the nipple areolar complexes even more and widen the breast fold scar more as well. You may have to go to smaller breast implants. You need to be very careful in choosing your surgeon for revision. If they promise you too much you will be better off going elsewhere.
I hope you realize that this format of posting questions and receiving answers lacks the face to face direct communication required for you to make an informed decision regarding your surgery.
My response to your question/post does not represent formal medical advice or constitute a doctor patient relationship. You need to consult with i.e. personally see a board certified plastic surgeon in order to receive a formal evaluation and develop a doctor patient relationship.
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Answer: When to consider revision for scars
The pctures show what are known as hypertrophic scars, which could be either from the way you heal, skin flaps too tight, or some other event during the early healing phase. Scars generally fade, flatten, and soften for up to a year, but when they are widened like yours they would probably benefit from a revision surgery. Since you are almost a year out, it is an appropriate time to consider it. if it starts to recur then laser treatments or injections could help but would not be ideal treatments at this stage.
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Answer: When to consider revision for scars
The pctures show what are known as hypertrophic scars, which could be either from the way you heal, skin flaps too tight, or some other event during the early healing phase. Scars generally fade, flatten, and soften for up to a year, but when they are widened like yours they would probably benefit from a revision surgery. Since you are almost a year out, it is an appropriate time to consider it. if it starts to recur then laser treatments or injections could help but would not be ideal treatments at this stage.
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November 1, 2011
Answer: Hypertrophic breast scarring
My question is whether you returned to your plastic surgeon for followup. Scar hypertrophy can be controlled by use of silicone sheeting and/or kenalog injections. You haven't mentiond either. At this point, you would need to undergo a scar revision with regular followup treatment afterwards. The need for followup and participation in the post-operative process by the patient cannot be underestimated in terms of the surgical outcome.
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Answer: Hypertrophic breast scarring
My question is whether you returned to your plastic surgeon for followup. Scar hypertrophy can be controlled by use of silicone sheeting and/or kenalog injections. You haven't mentiond either. At this point, you would need to undergo a scar revision with regular followup treatment afterwards. The need for followup and participation in the post-operative process by the patient cannot be underestimated in terms of the surgical outcome.
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