5 Weeks Post-Op Breast Surgery Have Infection with Bleeding and Puss. Surgeon not Concerned, Should I Be?

5 weeks post op a small puss dot about the size of the end of your baby finger appeared. Within one week, it was an inch squared. 7 weeks post op and it has now spread to 3 inches by 2 in the form of a triangle under the breast and half way up to the nipple. The area is bleeding and oozing yellow puss constantly. Surgeon says it's fine and to apply polysporin to it, but with the bleeding and puss, it has not improved.What should I do? My surgeon is not too concerned, should I be?

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Infection folowing BA

It sounds like you had lifting of your breasts in addition to augmentation. The junction of the horizontal and vertical incisions is a common place for an opening to develop and often there can be clear yellow drainage for a few days. What may look like pus could well be what I describe as a "wet scab". As an open wounds close a pink cobbled surface develops called granulation tissue. It bleeds easily, but stops quickly. This is a good sign and heralds... more

Bleeding and pus after breast surgery--what does this mean?

You did not state what kind of breast surgery you had, or whether implants are involved or not. If you had breast augmentation via a periareolar or inframammary incision, it sounds as if your wound breakdown is large enough to be of concern, but that yellow drainage may not be pus. Without seeing the character and type of exact drainage, you should know that only healthy tissues bleed, and dead or infected tissues do not. Serous drainage (yellow serum identical to blister fluid) can fool... more

Bleeding folllowing augmentation

If you have just had an augmentation, this is not normal, but if you have had an uplift as well, it may be alright. It is difficult to give an opinion without seeing you as the oozing yellow pus, may just be some slough or dead tissue that can heal without a problem. If there is frank, thick, yellow pus oozing from your wound and you have implants in, I would be concerned.

Post op complications

Did you have a breast lift as well as implants? It is so difficult to give any type of advice without knowing your history and examining you in person. The best thing I can say is to keep in close communication with your surgeon and allow him/her to get you through this.

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Rosie17 31 Jan 2013

I had lift with implant and almost 4 weeks after my 2nd surgery im now thinking I might have an infection because some of the stitches are open and is red, and swalen as well ,. I hope it goes good and heal aproperly

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