What incisions or scarring should I expect with a breast augmentation procedure?

What incisions or scarring should I expect with a breast augmentation procedure?

Steve Fallek (Plastic Surgeon & Medical Director, Face Focus Medical Spa, New York City) gives expert video advice on: How is a breast augmentation procedure performed?; What's the difference between "silicone" and "saline" breast implants?; What are the dangers of silicone breast implants? and more...

Your plastic surgeon will determine which incision site he likes to use for breast augmentation and what is acceptable to you. There are generally four incision sites. There is the periareolar incision site, or the one within the nipple, which usually leaves a very small scar. There's also the inframammary incision, which is usually in the crease area of the breast. Two other areas are the auxiliary, or armpit, incision and the umbilical, or belly button, incision. In all procedures, the scars with breast implants should be rather minimal.