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15 days after the surgery, why is my nipple scabbing and peeling off? My surgeon said it's normal

I just started putting vaseline on the scar and it seem like the vaseline is making them peel more. Now i have red wounds around the

Small opening after BR. I put a bandaid over the opening with some Neosporin to keep the area clean. Should I do anything else?

Im about two weeks in my recovery from a breast reduction, and I noticed that my left incision was leaking a tiny bit (the fluid was thin

Should I be worried about this nipple? It's dry & rough and I can't tell if these small black patches are scabs or not? (Photos)

I also had a small white blister pop earlier today and it left a tiny hole. Is this a problem? I'm going to call my surgeon, I'm just not

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Should I be concerned about this opening by my areola? (Photo)

I am 4 weeks PO and my surgeon has seen me weekly. As of last week I still had a floating scab on it. Now its open with white flesh looking

Will my areola pigment heal after breast reduction surgery discoloration? (Photos)

Its been 2 weeks since my surgery. I noticed that my left areola was heavily scabbed. Didnt think much of it until the scabs started to

Dried, cracked, scabbing areola one year post. Could this be an infection or my nipple that getting enough blood flow? (photo)

Over a year go I had a breast reduction with implants. For the past 6 months or so my nipple (areola) will get super hard and painful.

Is the T-zone wound healing properly after breast reduction? (Photo)

I already posted about this but I feel like the wound has changed. So I just want to be sure this wound is healing properly after a breast

Is this infected, a scab, or necrosis? Should I do anything different? (Photo)

3 weeks post op for breast reduction. I have been putting on bacitracin and non stick pad for 10 days and it still looks like this.

Had a breast reduction/lift 3 weeks ago. While in the shower a scab came off. was that my nipple that came off?

Both nipples was grafted on and both were scabbed but the scab on my right breast came off. I'm so worried that the scab was my actual

Is this amount of scabbing normal three weeks after a breast reduction? (Photos)

I am almost three weeks post op from my breast reduction. I feel great for the most part! However I am concerned because I still have a lot