Where are the mastopexy scars located?
Your surgeon should attempt to make your scars as inconspicuous as possible. However, you must realize that some mastopexy (breast lift) scars are extensive and permanent. The scars will be red and raised for several months, gradually fading in color and flattening out. The scar from the crescent mastopexy is at the junction of the areola (pigmented skin) and non-pigmented skin. It heals leaving a scar that is barely visible in most people. The Benelli lift leaves just a scar around the areolae (darker, pigmented area), and the lollipop (or keyhole) leaves a scar around the areolae and straight down to the natural crease where your breast meets your rib cage. The full breast lift involves more incisions. The anchor-shaped scar is normally the chosen incision line. However, different doctors have different techniques. The scars fade dramatically over the course of 12 to 24 months and are not very noticeable in many women. In others, the scars will always be somewhat visible, generally s
