Horrendous scars after Benelli lift - can anything be done? (photo)

Hi. Thank you for the questions and for your pictures. You won't see much improvement from those scars after 1 year. Call the surgeon who did your surgery. I'm sure he wants you to be happy with your results and you could schedule a revision. Unfortunately scars like yours are not uncommon after this type of lift. I hope this helps and best of wishes.

Plastic surgery scars require attention after surgery so that they remain cosmetically-appealing and barely noticeable. In our office, we use a protocol for scars that minimizes their activity in the 6-8 weeks after surgery. If you have late plastic surgery scars, you may also require laser and RF therapy to help reduce the longterm effects of the scarring. Keloids, hypertrophic scars, widened scars, red scars, and hyperpigmented scars all require scar modulation with topical creams followed by lasers and RF therapy. Topical skincare should be directed to a specific need, whether for pigmentation or hypertrophy and our office can guide you through the process to obtain the correct Plato’s Scar cream or Melarase cream for hypertrophy and discoloration. In terms of lasers, we would employ the vbeam laser for redness, Venus Viva RF, PRP microneedling, chemical peels, and Morpheus 8, fractional erbium, or fractional co2. All of these have their individual benefits. Most of all, we recommend you visit a solid plastic surgeon who understands surgical scar revision, laser therapy, and RF therapy for scars.

Best,
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Hi NipTuckWhatsUp, (Love the name!) The modified (benelli) mastopexy only removes skin around the areola, placing a "purse string" suture that pulls together to give the areola a mini lift. Because of this limited scarring everyone wants only this lift (not the fuller versions with more scars). Unfortunately, very few patients are truly candidates for this version of a lift because in most patients, as in your case, there ends up being far too much tension on that suture for it to heal properly. Exactly what you experienced, was the incision stretching because of the weight and movement of your breasts pulled it apart. Thankfully your scar is translucent, but I understand if you would wish to have a revision. Just speak candidly with your surgeon, revising it now should prove to have a more desirable outcome. Now there won't be as much tension on the incision.I would also use an Rx scar product this time around. Good luck!