Open Wound under breast

hi im raquel i recently got surgrey on jan 7 becuz i had a really bad opend wound on my left breast but recently i had to go to the emergency room becuz my incinsion open now its bk to the way it was but this time i got a hole on my breast im very scared should i be worried about the hole.Im also going bk in for surgrey again but in the mean time what do i do for it to get better and not worst. and where does it come from

Hey everyone, i had my lift and new silicone implants put in on dec 20 so im exactly 4 weeks out of surgery! I have no pain at all but i have spitt a few stitches out and i have a wound on my right breast that is taking forever to heal. This is my 3rd boob job second lift! I had 2 sets a saline implants leak on me so this time i got the new silicone gel ones! I have to say i like these implants alot better! I read all ur posts about keepin it dry with no ointments or creams and at night i sleep braless and try to get as much air to that spot as possible! Some days i feel it looks better but then i take a shower and it softens my newly forming scab! I had my first lift (keyhole lift) w/ saline implants done when i was 24. It was a nightmare. I broke open in a tun of spots (partly my fault cause i smoked) and i felt like a monster. The dr. Also left some areola under my new higher nipple so i had a third nipple in my eyes. I became very anxious and stressed out. But i got through it and just learned to deal w/ my wide scars. A few years passed and my implant started to leak so i went to a very well known dr in my area and he said i didnt need a lift but he could laser my scars and the left over areola and put new implants in, i was very happy w/ the results! Well then about 2 months ago i notice my left implant was gettin very small and sure enough i went back to my dr. And my saline implant was leaking again, well this time i did need a lift (i had a baby) again and i was terrified to go through it again but kindof felt i didnt have a choice cause it was leaking so i went through w/ the inverted T style lift and got silicone beacuse i dont want anymore leaking saline ones. I know what u see at first is not what there goin to look like in the end result because it is night and day from day one to day 100 but i did everything right this time (havnt smoke in years) and i still have a spot thats giving me crap. Ive been crying a lil bit here and there because i just want it to heal up. It does look alot better beacuse of reading all ur posts and im doing the dryout method you all talk about but its so frustrating cause i really thought this wouldnt happen! Everything else looks great just that one annoying spot at the tension point on my right breast! Im hanging in there and my dr said everything looks great no infection at all and to just be patient cause it will heal. I have an amazing supportive husband who has stood by my side and had to pay for all these surgerys and he truely has made this process easier cause he helps me when i get down or anxious. But i feel bad for putting him through this again. I know the spot will heal and i know im gonna luv my boobs cause we tend to forget all the pain and issues when were all healed up but i wish it would hurry up and heal! Im so glad i found this website cause its nice to know im not alone. I thankyou all for sharing ur stories cause it makes me feel better after i read them. Wishing everyone the best of luck and a speedy recovery!

Hi, everyone. I said I'd post on the duoderm-like stuff (heavens - now I can't remember what it was called - same stuff though) after I was done with it. So - had surgery on June 26th, so that makes me almost exactly 4 months post. I did faithfully stick that stuff on for 10 weeks, so just got to quit about a week ago. I wish I had a "test" site without it to know if it made a difference, because I do still have very dark (purple, kind of) scars in most places, especially in my "creases". But, who knows what they would have looked like without? Sorry this didn't turn out to be more helpful! At 4 months I do love the way they look (especially in clothes) and have no neck or back pain (I had a reduction) so that's lovely. That said, they don't feel "normal" and I can feel the incisions from an awareness standpoint even sitting here bra-less - but it's not painful or anything - just weird. My only real "negative" at this point is that I still don't have feeling in the lower half of either of them - I can feel a poke, and oddly/happily they respond normally (so they can feel :)) but the nerve signals don't make it up to my brain yet. It's almost like I'm wearing a breast condom on part of them so a delicate touch is not something I feel at all. I have had a nerve block for shoulder surgery before and it took about 3 years (yes) to be completely back to normal where that nerve damage was, so I'm hopeful that this will continue improving, as that's one of the side effects I really didn't want (no feeling). I'll keep you posted, but am interested if others had this and how long it lasted.

hey everyone, i just had a breast lift last week and get my stitches out soon. i have had stitches in the past (not for plastic surgery) and every one of them has come open! i am worried this will happen again as soon as my stitches under the breast come out. is there anything you would recommend to prevent a wound or an opening? currently i am not using any ointments, just keeping the incisions dry and keeping them protected with gauze after cleaning them once a day. thanks!

Try the stretchy champion bras at Target that come in all different colors. They are SUPER comfy and didn't hurt one bit. They do need to go over your head, but I found I was able to wear them a week post op.

Is it okay to be braless in third/ fourth week? Will this cause more sagging? I read that you should not be braless for 6 mths but with the open wounds what are you suppose to do? One contradicts the other? Confused !

My surgical bra did not work out for so I wore a traction sports bra since day 5..... I couldn't t from day one since I got very bad skin burns from the 3m tape so I had to let that heal. I did not get my binder until my 2nd week...but I guess that why you get for doing surgery abroad. Now in my third week I I have these open wounds and odd looking breasts... I just feel like its one problem after another. Not only do I have scars all over from the tape but now I have to worry about these scars. Just when I get over one problem another arises.

I wore the "surgical bra" for about a month - until my follow up with PS and he said I didn't have to anymore - but when I didn't go braless I still wore the surgical bra with the gauze (no ointment ever) on until the wounds completely healed. If it hurts, put the surgical bra back on - you probably aren't ready - just sleep braless and naked/no covers on top if you can so the wounds can air out as much as possible. The white stuff is normal (dead skin, apparently) but you still have a ways to go so try to be patient. My last scab didn't come off until about 2 months out, and by the end of the day my scars were sore (still are some days) - it's just a really, really long process.

Definitely talk to your PS about the shape issues though - I don't have experience with that so can't comment. Good luck - I'm sure all will be well!

I had the white stuff coming out as well - just keep the gauze on it - it will heal - it's all part of the process. I found the gauze would stay in place just with the crease of my breast. Good luck - I hope it all helps!