Dr. Rocco C. Piazza
I am often asked by patients who desire breast augmentation in Austin—‘Do I need a breast lift?’ I think this is a great question. Oftentimes, my patients desire more fullness to the upper portion of the breast, and would like the nipple-areola complex centered over the breast mound. A breast augmentation can achieve this if a patient has very little to ‘no’ droop to the breast. When a patient has excess skin of the breast but deficient breast volume, she may need a breast lift.
In my Austin plastic surgery practice, there are two types of breast lifts that I use to achieve an aesthetic result and these can be done by minimizing scars on the breast. I initiate our scar treatment protocol on all patients, which actually starts in the operating room as I am closing the skin incisions. In August 2012, we added application of SkinMedica ‘s Scar Recovery Gel and scar taping techniques on post-operative day six. It takes approximately 12 months for a scar to mature, but with our protocol, we are seeing scars fade around 3-6 months. I have now added a section to my photo gallery on scars to show you examples.
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