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... more
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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A: 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... more
A: 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... more
Breast reduction before & after photos
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