Breast Lift Operation 17 Months Ago: Scarring, Tender, Pain

While I am very happy with the shape and size of my breasts, they are still very tender to touch and the pain is coming both from within (glands) and outside, where the skin is tender. The nipple still hasn't returned to its' former sensitivity. Is this normal?

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Breast Tenderness After Breast Lift

It is not typical to still have significant breast tenderness 17 months after a breast lift only. With some types of breast lifts or reductions it is possible to have deep collections or fat necrosis that can cause tenderness after surgery. It would be unusual for this to occur in both breasts. It could be something completely unrelated to the surgery that is causing deep tenderness in the glandular tissue. It is also unusual for the breast skin to be tender after surgery. The scars... more

Post-Operative Breast Lift

I would need to examine you before I can begin to answer this question. I would suggest that you consult with your original surgeon. Upon examination he/she should be able to provide you with answers and recommend options. Best wishes!

Pain and scarring

Scarring around the incisions that are hypertrophic may lead to pain. Nipple sensation may not be normal after surgery. An exam would be helpful to evaluate your pain.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Pain in skin and breasts 17 months post mastopexy

Are your scars red? Raised? If so, this would represent hypertophic scar formation which at this point can be addressed with meticulous scar revision followed up with silicone gel sheeting postoperatively. The other option would be to try several months of silicone gel sheeting first. Desensitization exercises sometimes can be effective. However, without photos and exact delineation of your pain it would be difficult to predict the effectiveness of this.

Sensitive scars following breast lift

If you are having sensitivity 17 months following surgery, then I would say that you have some hypersensitivity to your scars. This can happy following any surgery but is more common in more sensitive areas such as around the nipple and the hand. You need to try to desensitise your scars by regular stimulation and massage, this will help to reprogram the brain that it is responding in an abnormal way to light touch. If can take a long time for nipple sensation to... more