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I have had 6 surgeries on my left breast to remove and drain the same abcess directly under my left nipple. I am in pain once again and I do not want to go through this surgery again only to be going through the same thing 6 months down the road. Is there any surgeon who would do a complete mastectomy and reconstruct my breast? Is that possible?

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2 Doctor Answers | Asked by Natasha2014 in Natchitoches, la

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Recurrent Subareolar Abscess

Hello, I understand and hope you can solve this matter soon. To be honest I do not think a complete mastectomy is the right procedure. We can not give a 100% accurate diagnosis, nevertheless from your message, it seems to be a breast ductile block (glandular ducts) possible caused by some kind of metaplasia of the squamous cells, and in order to be solve the full duct (or ducts) need to be surgically excised (removed) and the tissue... more

Recurrent breast abscess treatment

I am sorry to hear that you are dealing with this frustrating problem. I have had a few ladies in my office this year in tears over this same issue. The disease is called recurrent subareolar abscess. It is due to squamous metaplasia (cells that replicate and block things up) of a milk duct (or ducts) in your breasts. Simple drainage procedures are inadequate. A surgeon must locate the blocked duct and excise it along with the prior abscess... more