Hematoma Questions

I had a hematoma 11 days post op after revision a peri-areolar breast lift (had implants put in 6 months ago). The doc immediately aspirated and then aspirated it again 4 days later, stating there was no new blood. My breast is badly bruised & swollen. I have read a hematoma can cause scar tissue and am also worried the swelling can impact the healing of my incision. Do you have any recs to help heal the hematoma beyond what my doc has already done? Creams? Ice? Massage? Anything? Thanks.

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periareolar hematoma 2 weeks post-op

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3 Doctor Answers | Asked by perkster in Chicago IL

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Hematoma after Breast Lift?

Thank you for the question and picture. Hopefully, the hematoma that you have experienced is located in the breast tissue and not around the breast implants that had been previously placed. I suggest massage to all my patients who have breast implant surgery. Best wishes.

Hematoma after Breast lift

Since your implants were done 6 months ago, and I assume that there was no implant work done at this second surgery (consisting of periareolar breast lift revision only), then the hematoma should be in your subcutaneous tissue only and not in the implant pocket, so it should not affect your implant pocket or cause capsular contracture as it probably would if it was around your implant. In that case, the hematoma should be drained at surgery to hopefully prevent this. Hematomas in... more

Hematoma after periareolar lift revision should not be a problem!

Although you did not say, it appears your implants were placed at initial surgery 6 months ago, and this was revision of the scar only. If this is the case, the hematoma is within the breast tissue only, and despite the colorful display at present, will heal without any effect on your implant capsule, position, or overall softness. This hematoma does not seem to have caused any stretching on the scar either, so your revision would continue to heal just as if there was no hematoma at all... more