Will There Be Scars On The Breasts After A Breast Augmentation Surgery?

After almost every surgical procedure as well as breast agumentation surgeries, that includes making incisions on the skin, formation of some scarring is expected. The location and structure of the scars to be formed after breast augmentation surgeries are dependent on a number of factors. In particular, the location of the scars will be the areas where the incisions are made to gain access to the inner breast tissue.  The structure of the scars will depend on surgical skills and the individual skin structure of the patient.

Generally speaking, there are mainly four methods for making incisions on the skin in breast augmentation surgeries. These areas can be expressed as the inframammary fold, around the nipple, the underarm area and upper part of the navel.

In breast augmentation surgeries, when the incision is made in the inframmary fold, the scar to be formed is also expected to be hidden there. When performed by a skilled surgeon, if the patient’s skin structure is suitable, the scars are expected to become quite unnoticable after the healing is completed and the scars are matured.

Breast augmentation surgeries performed around the nipple will occur around the nipple. Due to the pigmentation of the nipple, depending on the skin structure of the person, the scars may become quite unnoticeable within the color of the areola.

In breast augmentation surgeries with incisions made in the underarm area, various degrees of scarring is expected to form there depending on the skin structure of the patient and the skill of the surgeon.

If the breast augmentation surgery is performed with incisions made in the upper part of the navel, the scars can be unnoticable and disguised there depending on the skin structure of the patient and the skill of the surgeon.

One of the most important factors affecting the prominence of the scars that will remain after a breast augmentation surgery is the individual skin structure of the patient. While some people may be inclined to heal faster and form less scar tissue, the skin structure of some individuals is more inclined to heal slower and form more scar tissue. Rarely, the scars 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. Eating healthy and using some special scar creams and gels contribute to the healing and the fading of the scars.