Category Archives: Scar Revision

Breast Lift Scars Explained

Breast Lift Scars: The Incision Decision

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Many women want a breast lift but get confused about breast lift scars and why plastic surgeons sometimes need to make them. Designing Breast Lift Scars "Doctor, can I have the Lollipop incision, or are you going to give me those anchor breast lift scars?".  I get questions about breast lift scars a few times each…

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Thomas P. Sterry, MD

Scar Removal: Advice From a New York City Plastic Surgeon

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Scar Revision As a plastic surgeon working in New York City I see all manner of injuries and surgical scars in every type and color of skin on this earth. Most times scars heal well or at least don't bother patients. Occasionally however, the mark left behind is either in a particularly bad place (like…

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Thomas P. Sterry, MD

Tummy Tuck Removes C-Section Scars

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I have been asked many times if a tummy tuck scar would be made above or below a C-section scar. Many tummy tuck patients who visit my NYC practice seem to think that they will end up with 2 separate scars from the procedures. That's not how it works. The truth is that I routinely…

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Thomas P. Sterry, MD

Tummy Tuck Scarring Can Be Controlled

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Many men and women come to their tummy tuck consultations at my Manhattan practice worried about tummy tuck scars. The truth is, where there is an incision, there will usually be a scar, and tummy tuck surgery is no different. Choosing the appropriate level of the tummy tuck scar, though, is a matter of proper…

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