Will There Be Scarring After Breast Lift Surgery?

As after almost all operations that include making incisions on the skin, some scarring occurs, the same can be said for a breast lift operation as well. As breast lift surgeries include incisions being made on the breast skin, it is possible to talk about scarring that will remain after surgery.

Where and how the scars will remain after a breast lift operation will depend on the surgical technique. The structure and prominence of these scars depend on surgical skills and the skin structure of the patient. Depending on the technique to be used during the breast lift surgery, the general variety of scars can be expressed as follows:

• Semi-circle scar on the upper half of nipple area
• Circular scar around the areola
• Circular scar around the areola with a straight line extension to the inframammary fold
• Circular scar around the areola with an inverted T extension

We can say that the prominence of these scars after the completion of healing after a breast reduction surgery will be dependent on the individual skin structure of the patient and quality of the surgery performed.

The genetic structure of some people is inclined to heal faster and scar less, while others may be the opposite. Even when all other conditions are ideal, intense, distinct scarring may occur due to the individual skin structure of the patient. Rarely, they may turn into hypertrophic scars (large, fleshy, raised scars) or keloids (they may continue to grow and grow, turn pink / red, become raised, fleshy) at advanced levels. However, if there is no such inclination in the genetic structure of the person, and the other factors are favorable, the scars to remain can be expected to become quite unnoticable in time. This period can take up to a year and it is important to protect the scars from the sun. Healthy nutrition and some creams and gels contribute to the healing and the fading of the scars.