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    I've been doing a lot of research pre-BA, but I have one concern that I can't seem to get over -- scarring.

    I found an excellent doctor with impeccable credentials, and my heart was set on "gummy bears" until I realized that the incisions would be under my breasts. I had always wanted transaxillary incisions, but was told this is only possible for saline implants, which I'm not really keen on. I'm very, very fair-skinned and am prone to keloid scarring. The absolute LAST thing I want are thick, bright bands of keloid scar tissue under my breasts. I'll be addressing this with my doctor, but I'm still super anxious about it. Could anyone offer their two cents?

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    i'd recommend listening to your doctor. my first BA the scars were really bad. I don't keloid but everyone told me that they looked like keloid scars. mine were under the breasts as well. if scarring is your main issue, i'd go with the incision you want and saline implants. gummy bears aren't all they're cracked up to be and saline implants really aren't that bad. (i probably would have gotten areola incision and saline implants if i knew this first time around). I just got my 2nd BA mainly to fix my scars.

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    Just to note, my problem with saline is the potential for rippling -- I'm very thin and my doctor did explain this could be a problem down the road. I'm having a hard time weighing the options. :/

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    I did mine through the nipples. I am also very fair, but my scars are healing well. I started out using Scar Away, but I'm too impatient for them. They're silicone strips and you have to wear them 12 hours a day at least, then wash them and reuse for up to seven days. They're supposedly effective and did seem to help, but products like Mederma have been clinically tested and shown to be useless, which I didn't know before my BA. A plastic surgeon that tended to me in the ER several years ago told me that putting pressure on the healing area can help reduce keloidal scars, so you could ask your surgeon if that might help.

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    I'm going to opt for the transaxillary incision to avoid noticeable scarring as well. But, if you have to opt for the crease incision and the scars aren't too bad/keliod then they won’t be very noticeable underneath tan and make up (i.e. Dermablend) or under the club lighting. Also, you can always wear a bikini type top and pull it aside to hide scars in the crease (I've have seen this done a few times).

    Laser treatment will help to fade scars if you are self conscious about them (it's not cheap and takes multiple sessions though). You can also buy (or get one prescribed by your surgeon) creams to help fade scars. If they are faint, rose hip seed oil works well too.

    I suppose you have to ask yourself whether it's better to risk the scarring and get the implants you want, or go for the incision you want and possibly have rippling later on down the track . It's a tough one .
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    I know transaxillary incision is possible with cohesive gel implants, but it's technically difficult and most surgeons won't do it. My doc seems to favor transaxillary incisions generally, and I guess I need to ask him about his willingness to use them for CGs. I'm currently a 32C looking to go high-profile DD or better, so I doubt that CGs of that size would fit through such a small incision. I might have to compromise and see if he'll do traditional silicone implants via transax.

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    keloid or hypertrophic? hypertrophic is fine, fixable, and not too obscene looking even to begin with. real keloid scars are the kind that continue to grow and are really difficult to fix and can come back at any time.

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    Unfortunately one of my surgical scars (from a cyst removal) is keloid, though the others have been hypertrophic and generally healed aright, albeit somewhat noticeably. I'm in the process of treating the keloid with silicone sheets, but it's too soon to determine success. I know that people of Asian descent are particularly prone to problematic scarring and hyperpigmentation, so I think that may also factor in here.

    In either case I'm *so* fair-skinned (I never tan for work) that even the mildest scar is apparent, and I'd like to minimize the possibility of keloids as much as possible. I feel like my having one from a minimally-invasive dermal procedure suggests that I might be prone to them from a much more intensive surgery.

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    Why don't you check out other plastic surgeons to get their advice. My friend got 500cc silicones transax. I got 600cc silicone through my areola. Both tiny incisions.

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    FIND ANOTHER DOCTOR.

    Transax is completely doable with co-gel impants of a variety of sizes. Mine are 525cc's and were also done by a doct who prefers the method, due to scarring. My doc even specifically said he would never choose another incision based on the fact that he felt so strongly about the risk of scarring, given my medium-dark skin tone.

    Uugh, I'm so sick of surgeons who try to talk women out of getting exactly what they want. It's only the beginning of a vicious cycle of being dissatisfied with results and going back to have more unnecessary and expensive procedures. What you're asking for is not unreasonable. If the doc is trying to bargain with you about an approach you don't want to take, walk out and find someone more skilled who will give you the exact results you're looking for.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vivianbear View Post
    FIND ANOTHER DOCTOR.

    Transax is completely doable with co-gel impants of a variety of sizes. Mine are 525cc's and were also done by a doct who prefers the method, due to scarring. My doc even specifically said he would never choose another incision based on the fact that he felt so strongly about the risk of scarring, given my medium-dark skin tone.

    Uugh, I'm so sick of surgeons who try to talk women out of getting exactly what they want. It's only the beginning of a vicious cycle of being dissatisfied with results and going back to have more unnecessary and expensive procedures. What you're asking for is not unreasonable. If the doc is trying to bargain with you about an approach you don't want to take, walk out and find someone more skilled who will give you the exact results you're looking for.
    wouldn't you rather the doctor be honest about what he feels is best? different incisions aren't just the difference between where you shove the implant in, its where the surgeon has to cut the muscle. different areas have a higher probability of a final look that may be decormed or at least not to your liking, some are more difficult to heal, etc. this is what multiple consultations are for- you hear from one surgeons preference and then you decide if your feelings are more aligned with another drs. all of the botched boob jobs ive seen have happened when someone told the dr firmly that they disagreed with what he wanted and they wanted something else.

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    ^^

    I understand that concern, of a doctor wanting to be focused on placement and such but the OP is being given wrong information by her surgeon. As is often the case, it sounds like her surgeon is only offering her options that best suit his own convenience and not her preferences. What the doctor feels is "best" isn't always what you want and know is possible. Trust me, I know very well about cosmetic/reconstructive surgeries and and doctors' strategies on incision placement. I've had several consultations with surgeons for a variety of reasons and once again, I maintain that if a doctor says for any reason that he cannot preform the method that I've reasearched and know I want, I will walk out and find a doctor who can.

    If you have such an excellent, long-term relationship with your doctors (and some of mine have worked on me for literally years in a row) then sure, take what they say at face-value and go with it, regardless of the results. But even you said, that's what multiple consults are for: to get multiple opinions. I'm specifically saying that this is exactly the case where finding a different opinion is in the OP's best interest. What she's asking for isn't impossible or even improbable. It might take more time to preform if the doctor isn't as practiced with that incision (in which case, she should be choosing a doctor who is). It might even make for a more costly procedure. But she's being told to go a route that she doesn't want for no real reason.

    There are posts on SW all the time from women who've asked "Why didn't my doctor give me XYZ when I wanted ABC?"
    Well, if you have done your research and you know for a fact ABC-result is what you wanted, you have every opportunity to walk away from that doctor and find someone who's confident enough in their skills to give you what you want. It's almost like some people treat plastic surgery much like selecting an impulse tattoo, off a wall. They see something they think they'd like and just go for it. Except the time to make that decision is a lot longer, so I can only assume these women are being hustled and not fully informed, in order to get the doctor and the clinic paid sooner and her out the door. It means she's choosing her doctor based on his ability to sell her the surgery and not on his actual ability to preform it. That is what she's paying him for. If she wakes up and sees that regardless of having conformed to the doctor's preference, she's not satisfied, all she's left with is feelings of buyer's remorse and the option of getting another corrective surgery. This scenario is easily avoided by being assertive in what you want and walking out of the clinic to find a more capable doctor, regardless of cost or location.
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    Vivian, I think you're absolutely right. This is something I really don't think I should compromise on -- I would be willing to bet my last dime that my scarring would be incredibly unsightly if I opt for inframammary/areolar incisions. I'm sure a skilled surgeon would do his best, but I know how I'm prone to healing from past surgeries. I'm an adult entertainer (and somebody's girlfriend), so let's be honest -- nobody wants to see my surgical scars on stage/film/in the bedroom.

    The doctor I met with was awesome and his credentials are spotless, but I think his client base is mostly wealthy SAHMs and women in need of breast reconstruction. He seems to apply a hyper-realistic aesthetic, and since I doubt most of these women market their looks for a living, he probably finds it most comfortable to stick with "simpler" techniques. I think I'll be booking some other consultations to try to find someone more receptive of what I'm looking for.

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    I agree a second or third opinion is always a wise move - good luck

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