I noticed some small wound separation at the T junctions of both breasts, the right more than the left. I am putting bacitracin on the area per instructions before I noticed separation. Ive seen much worse pictures of separation on here so I am wondering if my separation is bad enough that I should make an appointment with my plastic surgeon to have it looked at it soon, instead of waiting for my six week post-op appointment which is already scheduled.
Just about every review I've read regarding post op, the ladies have had help (spouse, family, roomate etc). I live alone & am curious as to how I would fare on my own. I have no family in the same city as me. I have friends that could drive me to the facility & take me home after, but none that I care to know what kind of surgery I had. It probably sounds weird but I'm just a really private person. Would I be able to care for myself or would I need to be monitored for the first few hours/days?
Hi all, I have a question concerning a wound. I got the BR on march 24th. (It's my second breast reduction, I had one at 15 years old) Its now been two weeks post op, after the first week of surgery I had steri strips on the incisions and my PS removed the steri strips (a week and a 1/2 post op) and saw the two little places where it doesn’t seem to heal and told me it was going to be fine he was not worried. BTW my PS is a 3 hour drive from here… Then I got a bit worried because two days after the little hole seemed bigger (kind of scared the breast will fall and don't want to go thru an operation again!!) I know it's silly but couldn't help the thought. So I went to the ER, he said the white in the picture is totally normal that's the fat of the breast and that's what is going to close the breast it's the healing of the skin. That reassured me. He put a new steri strip between the two little wounds and said I would be fine. My question is if anybody had this issue, I saw that some have but there is no photos attached I just want to make sure these will heal and how much time does it take? I am off work for a month and I am anxious to see if it will take weeks, months and after does the wound look awful? BTW the other breast is healing perfectly that's why this is so frustrating ... I am 28 and in perfect health ... never smoked.. I take showers twice a day and apply new gauze... Any advice would be appreciated! I am worried and stressed out... ugh! Thanks!!! Update: Went to my family doctor this afternoon she couldnt look at the wound because of the gauze that was stuck there and she didn't have saline on hand. She still prescribed and ointment so the gauze doesn't stick in the wound. I just want to know if she's not the PS will I still be okay? He advice seems good I mean she's still a doctor.