Benelli and areola reduction scars

[liz4143]

I had a benelli with areola reduction and ba a month ago. I am getting upset because my right areola and nipple feels way harder than my left and its also flat, the overall shape when I look at it from the top or the side is just weird. Also I have a lot of hard tissue where the stitches were. Can someone who has had this done shed some light on this for me? I am afraid I will need to have something fixed and I sure won't want to go with the same ps (who is supposed to be great by the way). Thanks ladies I am going ....

[kelliebak]

Best to consult your ps on this one but is the 'hard' tissue you describe where the stiches were the puckering? I am 3 months post op and still have a fair bit of puckering on the left, righty seems to be coming along nicely.

Have you been wearing any sort of tape/silicon sheets? I wore the micropore tape just up until a couple of weeks ago. Because I want my scars to be as good as possible, I am now applying Dermatix Scar Fade - recommended by my ps.

Just rememeber, you are only a month out - it's still early days. I remember one month out I was wondering if my scars were going to get any better, than all of a sudden I could see them fading week by week.

Give it time and make sure you are using the micropore tape or a very good scar product.

[Nikki]

Hmmm....have you talked to your ps about your benelli results, and if so, what did he/she say?

As for the "hard tissue", it's probably just scar tissue. Women that get the areola incision (as well as crease and transax incisions) also get this. I have had the crease incision and the transax incision, and I had the "hardness" thing too. I massaged the hard areas everyday, and the scar tissue broke up. It goes away. I assume this is what you have.

[MPH]

I had my benelli lift with BA 6 weeks ago! I still have puckering around the areolas but I notice that they flatten more everyday. I do have the hardness around the areolas... to tell you the truth I just assumed it was the purse string suture that the PS said would be there permanently. But it doesn't bother me that much. I am going to start using scar treatment but my scars so far are pretty light. The biggest thing for my is I still don't have any sensation in my left nipple... so hopefully that will come back. I think as the weeks go by you will see more improvements in your breasts and be happy with the results! Good luck,
MPH

[liz4143]

Originally Posted by kelliebak

Best to consult your ps on this one but is the 'hard' tissue you describe where the stiches were the puckering? I am 3 months post op and still have a fair bit of puckering on the left, righty seems to be coming along nicely.

Have you been wearing any sort of tape/silicon sheets? I wore the micropore tape just up until a couple of weeks ago. Because I want my scars to be as good as possible, I am now applying Dermatix Scar Fade - recommended by my ps.

Just rememeber, you are only a month out - it's still early days. I remember one month out I was wondering if my scars were going to get any better, than all of a sudden I could see them fading week by week.

Give it time and make sure you are using the micropore tape or a very good scar product.

Thanks for responding, I did call my ps and it so happens that I already had an appt set up for wednesday so I'll get to show him in person. Everyone has told me that it's too early to worry though.

[liz4143]

Originally Posted by Nikki

Hmmm....have you talked to your ps about your benelli results, and if so, what did he/she say?

As for the "hard tissue", it's probably just scar tissue. Women that get the areola incision (as well as crease and transax incisions) also get this. I have had the crease incision and the transax incision, and I had the "hardness" thing too. I massaged the hard areas everyday, and the scar tissue broke up. It goes away. I assume this is what you have.

Yes Nikki, I think its scar tissue but I am wondering if they'll ever feel smooth again. I guess I have to be patient and wait.

[liz4143]

Originally Posted by MPH

I had my benelli lift with BA 6 weeks ago! I still have puckering around the areolas but I notice that they flatten more everyday. I do have the hardness around the areolas... to tell you the truth I just assumed it was the purse string suture that the PS said would be there permanently. But it doesn't bother me that much. I am going to start using scar treatment but my scars so far are pretty light. The biggest thing for my is I still don't have any sensation in my left nipple... so hopefully that will come back. I think as the weeks go by you will see more improvements in your breasts and be happy with the results! Good luck,
MPH

My scars look great too, they just don't feel so good. Thanks for the support, I do feel better knowing that its pretty common.

[Designer]

I had areola reduction on one side too. My sutures were done from inside and they dissolved. My PS told me this would make the scars fade quicker. When I first took the tapes off, can't remember when, but had to be about 3-4 weeks, I was very unhappy with how the scar looked. After applying the fade gel (almost twice daily, for 1 minute each time), I am very happy with the result. I think it will really fade and heal nicely.

My PS told me that sometimes the scars get red, hard, and raised. Fortunately I didn't have any of that.

I hope you have the same success, but remember it takes time and you really have be diligent and massage the scars with a fade gel. (Edited to say, of course, only do this upon your PS's recommendation and when he instructs, not sooner. You want the incisions to be closed first.)

[jannie324]

I had a Benelli w/implants on Jan 11. The scar on my right nipple is harder than the left, but both are softening up. I am rotating using Neosporin scar sheets with Mederma and they seem to be responding well. I've been told they'll look and feel worse before they get better, so hang in there!