Will There Be Scars After A Breast Reduction Surgery?

As with almost every surgical procedure that includes incisions on the skin, there will be some scars on the breast skin after a breast reduction operation. But that doesn’t mean there will be obvious, ugly scars on your breasts after breast reduction surgery. The prominence of these scars and their appropriateness to the general aesthetic perception after the completion of the healing process varies according to the desired outcome, surgical technique, the skill of the surgeon and the skin structure of the person.

Pre-operative breast structure of the person who will undergo breast reduction surgery and the desired outcome are some of the factors about the development of postoperative scars. In breast reduction surgeries, the amount of skin and tissue to be removed from the breasts and their locations can affect both the areas where the scars will be formed in general and be the determinants of the surgical approach to be chosen. In breast reduction surgeries, taking into account the surgical technique along with the location and the amount of the skin and the tissue to be removed, the scar types which all extend to the inframammary fold from a periaroelar circular scar can be listed as follows

• Vertical straight line (like a lollipop)
• Inverted T-shaped (like an anchor)
• J-shaped (like a lollipop with an extension to the left at the bottom)
• L-shaped (like lollipop with an extension to the right at the bottom)

 

We can say that the prominence of these scars after the completion of the postoperative recovery are determined by the individual skin structure of the person and the experience, education and the skill of the surgeon who performs the surgery

Some people are genetically more inclined to heal faster and scar less, while others may be the opposite. Even when all the other conditions are ideal, intense, prominent scars may still develop 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, turn into pink / red colors, become raised, fleshy) at advanced levels. However, if there is no such tendency in the genetic structure of the person, and the other factors are favorable, it may become difficult to notice the scars that will remain in time. This period can take up to 1 year and it is important to protect the scars from the sun. Healthy nutrition and some creams and gels contribute to the healing and fading of the scars .