Scarring and Breast Augmentation

As with any surgical procedure, breast augmentation can result in some scarring. Board-Certified Long Island plastic surgeon Dr. Gregory Diehl takes every care to hide and minimize your scars.

Minimizing Scars

Dr. Diehl offers these options for breast augmentation incisions:

• Inframammary – underneath the breast in the crease where breast and chest meet
• Transaxillary – through the armpit

With these incisions, scars can easily be hidden. However, to avoid any scarring on the breasts at all, Transaxillary (arm pit) will be your best option.  The arm pit incision lies exactly on one of the creases in you underarm and is therefore virtually invisible when it heals.

Dr. Diehl does not recommend periareolar or around the nipple incision, because this is the most visible area of the breast and the scars will definitely be visible, especially up close.  Each incision option has both benefits and drawbacks that are specific to your body. During your initial consultation, Dr. Diehl will discuss all of your options and carefully evaluate your lifestyle and clothing choices to help you determine which incision will produce the least obvious scarring.

Your Role

You can help ensure that your incisions heal their best by following all of Dr. Diehl’s pre- and post-operative advice. This will include, keeping your incisions clean, and avoiding strenuous activities during your recovery period. All of this will be discussed in full during your initial consultation.

If you live in or around Long Island, New York and would like to learn more about your breast augmentation options, please contact Diehl Plastic Surgery to schedule an initial consultation.