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Ask a QuestionMy Breasts Scars - is This Normal After 40+ Days? (photo)
Hi, My breasts are almost healed, but the skin has strange color and some dried blood. Is such slow healing process normal and such dark sports? Is there anything I should do and when can I use the scars cream? Thanks!
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francesca_d
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Breast reduction
There are other issues in your photo besides scars. You do not say what surgery you had but I suspect it was a breast reduction with a vertical skin closure only. I suspect you will eventually need conversion to an anchor pattern but 40 days is too soon after surgery to say much about the result.
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Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Healing breast scars
There is definitely some crusting perhaps from irritation of the tape or some mild delayed healing, but this looks relatively normal.
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Star gazing nipples after breast lift?
The healing you are experiencing is a little slow but not too bad. What concerns me, and may just be an artifact of your photo, is that your nipples are too high and point to the ceiling. This is called "star gazing" and is hard to correct if indeed it is present.
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Breast Scars after 40+ Days Normal?
From your pictures, the healing process does not look abnormal. It takes 6 to 12 months for thing to improve. Ask your surgeon about using a scar improvement product (silicone gel sheets).
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Normal breast healing
It looks to me that you are experiencing normal healing. It is very common to have a few little scabs along the incisions. These will fall off on there own, and it is safe at this point to use a soft wash cloth in the shower to help clean things off. Some of that stuff will stick several weeks even if it is healed underneath. There is not much you can do to hurt it at this point. The scars will continue to improve for a year. Good luck
San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Scars after Breast Lifting?
Thank you for the question and pictures.
What you are experiencing is quite normal after breast lift surgery. Obviously, things will look much better in a few months and the scar will continue to mature/fade for years after surgery. Check with your plastic surgeon what he/she prefers for incision management; I personally recommend the use of silicone-based cream or sheeting.
I hope this helps.
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