Do people regret transaxillary breast augmentation?

Rarely, when the route matched the patient: no droop, moderate size, endoscopic technique. Regret comes from a lift that was needed, a size the route couldn't deliver well, or a high-riding implant from blunt dissection.

Is the armpit route better than the fold?

Neither is better; they trade scar location and a few constraints. The fold is the reference standard; the armpit is the choice for a scar-free breast in the right patient.

What do patients say a year later?

That the breast has no mark, that the armpit line is a crease nobody notices, and that the two weeks of arm rules were the only hard part.

Is armpit breast augmentation worth it? who says yes, who regrets it

By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayhan Işık Erdal, MD, FACS, FEBOPRAS · Honest Answers · 5 min read · Updated October 2026

Quick answer

Patients who wanted no scar on the breast, had no droop, chose a size within the route's limit and had an endoscopic technique say yes years later — the trade reads as easy. Regret concentrates in patients who needed a lift, wanted larger silicone implants, or had a blunt-technique pocket.

What you get

A breast with no scar — relevant topless, lying down, in small-breasted patients with no fold to hide a line, and to anyone who simply doesn't want a visible reminder. Preserved nipple nerves and ducts. A pocket as precise as the fold's when the technique is endoscopic.

What you pay

A fine line in the armpit crease, visible with arms raised; two weeks of arm rules; a practical size limit for silicone; and the knowledge that a future revision, if ever needed, will most likely carry a fold scar. Small route-specific risks, honestly listed on the risks page.

Who says yes years later

Patients with no droop and moderate goals, who saw the incision line before surgery, accepted the arms-raised trade, and had an endoscopic pocket. In that group the choice reads as obvious in hindsight.

Who regrets it

Patients who needed a lift and were given implants instead; who wanted large silicone implants squeezed through the route; who had a blunt-technique pocket and a high-riding implant; or whose incision was placed forward of the crease. Every one of those is avoidable at the consultation stage — the candidacy page is the filter.

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