My nipple/areola is finally healing from a really bad scab after a lift with implants. I’m 3.5 mo post op now. After day one it was purple, then black, then pus and scabbed for a couple of months, finally just pink now. My question is will it ever remotely match their other ? Or is this basically just a huge scar that I will be left with at this point? Thanks for your input.
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The inferior portion of your breast does look constricted. I suspect that a breast augmentation with radial scoring/ release and lowering of your inframammary crease would give you a good result. Your tissue doesn't appear to be herniating into the nipple/areolar complex, which is sometimes s...
Hi scifimania, Abnormally pigmented scars are an undesirable consequence of cutaneous wound healing and are a concern for every single patient, but especially those with darker skin (higher Fitzpatrick skin types). Pigment production is complex and under the control of many extrinsic and intr...
Hi Fenone,
For scars, I close all of my incisions in 5 layers and do not use absorbable sutures because they cause inflammation and worse scarring. I tape all of my incisions in the office visits once a week for six weeks after surgery to improve the appearance. After taping, I start my patients...
