Is this crater deformity? If so, can this possibly resolve by itself or will I need revision? (Photo)

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It appears like too much fat/tissue was removed from the chest, causing an indentation/crater. It’s very noticeable on my left and slightly noticeable on the right. Possibly this was from excessive liposuction, creating an imbalance to the surrounding tissues. Crater becomes more prominent when arms are lifted but is still noticeable with my arms resting by my side. Does this look like crater deformity?

Zoran Potparic, MD · Answer

Due to a very aggressive liposuction and lack of fat padding you developed these deformities. Careful volume replacement by means of fat grafting is your best options but it needs to be done by an expert. You may need couple of stages of fat grafting, 6-12 months apart, to achieve good correction. Hope this helps.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

To make a quality assessment regarding the outcome of a plastic surgery procedure we generally always need to see a complete set of proper before and after pictures. If you don’t have before and after pictures, then contact your surgeon and ask them to forward the pictures that they took.
The chest will always look different when your arms up. In order to get enough of a result to compensate for a potential skin laxity, and the bunching effect it’s not uncommon for patients to look a little over treated with their arms up. If someone is left with a normal contour with their arms up, they often complain that they still have excessive for this with her arms in a down a position.
Liposuction should be considered a permanent and more or less irreversible procedure.
There is no easy revision to improve previous liposuction, when too much fat was removed.
In your case, we can’t even make a quality assessment, because we have no a standard before and after pictures. Standard pictures are always taken with your arms of the down position and how the chest looks when you raise your arms is more incidental.
Follow up with your provider or schedule a few in person second opinion consultations.
For a second opinion, consultations always come prepared bringing with you a complete set of before and after pictures and a copy of your operative report. These are all available from your current providers office if you request them.
Gynecomastia surgery is not always easy or straightforward. There are a number of variables that determine each persons candidacy, and the potential result possible with the surgery is highly dependent on each persons candidacy, combined with the skill and experience of each provider. There are wide variety of potential outcomes because of these variables.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD

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