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Returning Natural Color of Skin from Breast Reduction?
I had a breast reduction over 1 year ago I used the moisterized as instructed by mt doctor for 4 months. I did go back to smoking and about 20% of my skin has not come back to it's nature color. What can I do? the area in off white in color .I've been applying coco butter.
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Hershey
in Baltimore MAryland
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Breast Reduction Scars?
Thank you for the question.
Congratulations on having undergone the breast reduction procedure; hopefully you are as pleased as most with the functional and aesthetic results of the procedure.
For patients in your situation, even one-year post operatively, I would suggest giving the scars additional time before contemplating any type of intervention.
Continue to follow-up with your plastic surgeon.
Best wishes.
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Loss of skin pigmentation in smoker following breast reduction
It may take well over 1 year and easily up to 2 years for you pigmentation to stabilize. In the meantime, I woould avoid any interventions unitl you can assess the final results.
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Skin color change after a breast reduction
Skin color change after a breast reduction
After breast reduction surgery it is common to have bruising and skin color changes. These changes usually resolve in one to two weeks. Prolonged skin change after he breast reduction is uncommon. Visit with your plastic surgeon and describe your concerns. Your surgeon will be able to evaluate the skin change and determine if it is from the breakdown of the iron component of your blood and this is a transitional change....
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Scars from breast reduction
Scars can take a year or sometimes longer to settle down. That means firmness as well as color changes. If you are complaining that the scar is lighter than your surrounding skin, you may want to consider permanent tattooing. If it is darker, you need to give it some more time.
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Natural color after breast reduction
Hershey, sorry to hear of your problems. Breast reduction in an active smoker is fraught with wound healing problems. Some of the skin may not heal well, require dressing changes and result in scars which are widened, thicker and unattractive. In order to get a great result, both the doctor and patient should work together, before, during and after surgery and this includes stopping cigarette smoking a month before and after surgery. What you describes sounds like a scar, which is...
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Smoking really hurts breast reduction results
Hello,
Cigarette smoking over the long term reduces the blood supply to many tissues, including the skin. Operations that push the healing capacity of tissue like breast reduction and tummy tuck have less wonderful results in smokers.
It is likely that your tissue was negatively affected and will stay in its changed condition. You can of course see your surgeon to see if he or she has any suggestions as to how the condition might be mitigated.
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Color will likely never return
Hi there-
It looks like you really experienced significant skin ischemia (when the skin doesn't get enough blood flow) and healing problems. Sounds like this was most likely due to smoking, which damages the small vessels throughout the body and leads to diminished blood flow in the skin- a recipe for disaster with any plastic surgery procedure.
Unfortunately, in African American skin, once the color has been lost it is not possible to get it back.
I would ask your surgeon to recommend a...
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