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Axillary fat excision - how far around the breast will the scar go?

shamon86Aug 24, 2025
39F who underwent prophylactic mastectomy at the beginning of April. Implants were placed at the same time I am going for revisions at the end of October and my surgeon wants to remove some fat on the sides of my breasts. She said it would be an excision, no liposuction. My concern is the scar it would leave. She said she is going to take my mastectomy scar and extend it to do the excision. How far around the side of my breasts will it go?

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