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 Many women want a breast lift, but they get understandably hung up on the subject of scars. I hear some version of this every week: “Can I just have…
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…
Many women come to see me after pregnancy because they are bothered by more than one thing at the same time. They may have loose skin, a lower abdominal bulge, muscle separation, and a C-section scar that still draws their eye every time they look in the mirror. Very often, they assume those are separate…
Men and women considering a tummy tuck often worry about scars. That concern is completely understandable. A tummy tuck can produce a beautiful improvement in abdominal contour, but it does involve a significant incision, and patients want to know what that tradeoff will really look like. The good news is that while no surgeon can…