I would like to finish my breast reconstruction for a prophalytic mastectomy. If you read my previous questions, it will tell you my circumstance. My exchange was on 2/19 and I developed a seroma, 7 wks later, instead of aspiration or putting a drain in to address the seroma DR waited it out. The seroma drained thru tiny stitch hole that came to surface n removed, My breast looks terrible. Why does it look like this now and can anyone tell me what they can do to fix it? I will travel.
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Answer: Rippling deformity after breast reconstruction
It has been my experience over the past 10 years that the tight band pain that can be experienced by patients with expanders in place does't get relieved by exchange to permanent implants in each case. In many instances the constant pressure or tightness remains. I have removed these...
Tissue expanders have a metal port which act as the fider for the magnet used to establish the location where the injection needle will be placed. This is also why a MRI should not be performed with anyone with metal inside of their body since the MRI is a also BIG magnet and can completely...
Hi, thanks for the question and sorry to hear you having a difficult time since your surgery. There are so many different type of breast reconstruction now available it is difficult to identify the problem. If you are still having difficulties please contact my office and we can discuss this...
