Direction of the Mastectomy Incision - Horizontal or Vertical?

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SummerAngel
SummerAngel Member Posts: 1,006
edited May 2015 in Surgery - Before, During, and After

I've recently seen a couple of plastic surgeons for consultations, one does a vertical incision and the other does a horizontal incision. Is there a reason one may be better than the other? Any idea why most surgeons tend to do a horizontal incision?

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  • coraleliz
    coraleliz Member Posts: 1,523
    edited April 2015

    Mine are diagonal. It may just come down to preference & which type of incision they've had the most success with. If you are not having reconstruction, you want the surgeon to leave you completely flat.


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  • Mommy2Six
    Mommy2Six Member Posts: 119
    edited May 2015

    Mine are horizontal and then turn vertical

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  • LostLittle1
    LostLittle1 Member Posts: 28
    edited May 2015

    my uni mx scar is horizontal from armpit over and he left a little bump at the cleavage so when I look down, it looks like I still have a little cleavage. I like that is is low enough I don't have to stick to just turtlenecks. I wear a foob when I go out. I'm not doing reconstruction as I am a crappy patient with no patience..

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  • grammakathy
    grammakathy Member Posts: 407
    edited May 2015

    Mine are horizontal - I didn't think about having a choice in the matter!  I had three surgeries through the same line - the cancer mastectomy, tissue expander placement, and finally the exchange for implants.

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