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The purpose of breast augmentation is to make you feel better about yourself and your body. But you might be concerned that, as a result of scarring, it may make you feel worse than ever.

Let's be honest: all surgery leaves scars at the incision sites. Human beings do not have the regenerative power of flatworms and other lower lifeforms that can be cut up into a thousand pieces and regrow as a thousand new creatures with no scars whatsoever. When human skin is cut it retains the mark.

But there are many things that Dr. Leo Lapuerta can do to reduce the scarring to a minimum, and especially to minimize the visibility of scarring.

Before deciding on breast augmentation, it's important to consider how your body scars. Look at cuts or surgical incisions from the past, as well as those of your family members. If your family has a history of keloid scarring, the chances are greater that you will have them, too.

Where the incision is placed determines the location and size of the scar. Inframammary incisions conceal the scar below the breast at the breast fold. This means that for most women most of the time, the incision will be completely invisible. Periareolar incision, or incision at the areola, is also a good location for concealing the scar. Although it is front and center, the border between the raised, darker skin of the areola and the rest of the breast, conceals the scar very well. You also have the option of moving the scar completely off the breast using the transaxillary augmentation technique, where breast implants are inserted through the armpit using an endoscope.

If you are concerned about the size of your scar following breast augmentation surgery, selecting saline breast implants is a good idea. Because saline implants are filled after insertion, as opposed to silicone implants, which are filled before insertion, saline implant surgery leaves smaller scars.

Finally, Dr. Lapuerta will give you detailed postoperative instructions about how to minimize scarring following your surgery. If you follow these instructions to the letter, you will improve your chances of having a small, almost unnoticeable scar following your surgery.

Dr. Lapuerta can explain all aspects of your surgery, including what to expect in terms of results and scarring, in person. Please schedule a breast augmentation consultation with the Plastic Surgery Institute of Southeast Texas to learn more.