Inframammary fold

The infram­amma­ry fold is the natu­ral crease at the lower edge of the breast whe­re it meets the chest wall. It is held in place by con­nec­ti­ve tis­sue and lar­ge­ly defi­nes whe­re the breast visi­bly begins.

Appli­ca­ti­on

In breast sur­gery, the infram­amma­ry fold is an important point of refe­rence. In a breast aug­men­ta­ti­on, the incis­i­on is often made here becau­se the scar later lies hid­den in the crease. Depen­ding on implant size and breast shape, the fold may be deli­bera­te­ly lowe­red slight­ly or spe­ci­fi­cal­ly rein­forced so that the implant stays in the inten­ded position.

Good to know

If the folds sit at dif­fe­rent heights on each side, the breasts look asym­me­tri­cal. With tube­rous breasts, the fold is often set too high and is nar­row. A scar in the infram­amma­ry fold usual­ly beco­mes incon­spi­cuous with nor­mal heal­ing, but it can take up to a year to fade completely.

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