I am 13 months PO from a breast lift (anchor). I feel I've been very patient about allowing scars to heal. I have two questions regarding scarring. #1 My areola scars are so raised and ropey. What should I be doing? Any chance this will improve? If not, what next? #2 I have lots of residual areola. What's involved in ridding my breasts of it? Will it cause additional scarring?
Answer: Residual Areola/color along my breast lift scar Hi Desert Rose,
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Answer: Recommend starting laser treatment to help reduce appearance of the scars 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.
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Answer: Recommend starting laser treatment to help reduce appearance of the scars 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.
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July 22, 2016
Answer: Breast Lift Scaring Hello,You look to be ready for a revision breast lift. It would involve revising all incisions; periareolar, vertical, and inframammary. This will allow complete removal of residual areolar pigmentation around the vertical incision and reduce the periareolar scars. If your surgeon is not a ABPS certified/ASAPS member surgeon expert in all forms of cosmetic breast surgery, including revisions, you should visit a few for a second opinion.Best of luck!
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July 22, 2016
Answer: Breast Lift Scaring Hello,You look to be ready for a revision breast lift. It would involve revising all incisions; periareolar, vertical, and inframammary. This will allow complete removal of residual areolar pigmentation around the vertical incision and reduce the periareolar scars. If your surgeon is not a ABPS certified/ASAPS member surgeon expert in all forms of cosmetic breast surgery, including revisions, you should visit a few for a second opinion.Best of luck!
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July 28, 2016
Answer: Areola scars and residual areola post breast lift Hello dear, thanks for your question and provided information as well..
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July 28, 2016
Answer: Areola scars and residual areola post breast lift Hello dear, thanks for your question and provided information as well..
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July 22, 2016
Answer: Raised areola scars Your question is a good one and a dilemma when ever scaring proves worse then we expected or hoped. Anyone with darker skin is more prone to scaring problems, both thicker scars or potentially darker scars. If you have other areas on your body that had surgeries or injuries and they scared that way also it means you might do it again it revised. Still now that your far enough out from your surgery you might have your surgeon revise your scars, but first pretreat your skin with Hydroquinone a topical agent that can decrease recurrent darkening and then also when recovering be more aggressive with topical scar ointments, topical silicone, or topical steroids earlier in your recovery assuming that wasn't already done. Now that the skin has relaxed and time has pasted a revision might not result in the same scaring problems, or at least may be much milder. Good luck going forward.
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July 22, 2016
Answer: Raised areola scars Your question is a good one and a dilemma when ever scaring proves worse then we expected or hoped. Anyone with darker skin is more prone to scaring problems, both thicker scars or potentially darker scars. If you have other areas on your body that had surgeries or injuries and they scared that way also it means you might do it again it revised. Still now that your far enough out from your surgery you might have your surgeon revise your scars, but first pretreat your skin with Hydroquinone a topical agent that can decrease recurrent darkening and then also when recovering be more aggressive with topical scar ointments, topical silicone, or topical steroids earlier in your recovery assuming that wasn't already done. Now that the skin has relaxed and time has pasted a revision might not result in the same scaring problems, or at least may be much milder. Good luck going forward.
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