Virginia Breast Augmentation Blog

Some women worry about the scarring after breast augmentation, but if you are one of them, knowing your choices may make you feel better. For most women, scars after breast augmentation are not only very minor, they are also well-hidden.

Most women experience very good healing after breast augmentation. There are many ways that we can work together to reduce the appearance of your scars, including:

• Good pre- and post-operative care
• Precise incisions
• Quality closures

The experienced plastic surgeons at The Austin-Weston Center for Cosmetic Surgery know many techniques for minimizing the appearance of scars.

Some things we cannot control, though, are your age, the quality of your skin, and genetic factors. Sometimes, despite our best efforts, you may experience scarring that is not as minimal as you would like. If you have a personal or family history of excessive scarring, it is best to discuss that with us before your surgery so we can consider it in deciding on the best breast augmentation procedure for you.

It is important to take care in selecting your breast augmentation incision site, since this is where your scar will be. At The Austin-Weston Center for Cosmetic Surgery, we use three common incision sites:

• Breast crease (inframmary incision)
• Areola (periareolar)
• Armpit (transaxillary)

During your consultation, we will talk about scarring and decide which incision placement is likely to be best for you.

The best way to learn about breast augmentation and scarring is to have a personal consultation with an experienced plastic surgeon. If you live in Virginia, Maryland, or Washington, D.C., please schedule a consultation at The Austin-Weston Center for Cosmetic Surgery today.

Most women think first about breast implants as being mostly about breast enlargement, but breast implants can contribute to an overall enhancement of your breasts, including improving the shape of your breasts. Whether you have never been happy with the shape of your breasts or dislike the way they have changed with age, pregnancy or nursing, breast implants can help.

If you are happy with the shape of your breasts, that shape can largely be maintained. But if you want to improve the shape of your breasts, breast implants can improve:

• Breast position
• Breast fullness
• Cleavage
• Forward breast projection
• Side breast projection

These types of improvement are commonly requested as part of a breast augmentation, and often several can be achieved together. The amount of improvement you can achieve depends on your personal anatomy and will be discussed during your consultation.

To learn more about how breast implants can improve your breast shape, we invite you to schedule a consultation with the experienced plastic surgeons at The Austin-Weston Center for Cosmetic Surgery today.