Complications with Lift! - New Philadelphia, PA

Hi, I am 3 weeks PO today from revision BA & a BL. Yesterday i had dr. appt, suspected some issue with my right breast vertical/horizontal junction, the incisions are closed except 2 spots on the right and one on the left, also at this junction. they are about the size of a dine or smaller, am hoping they heal, my dr. took all steristrips off, but i have to do the wet/dry gauze packing into the open areas once a day, i don't go back for 10 days! He said there was no infection...from what i have been reading this seems to be what others have to do. Does your dr. have you doing this? Have you sought out any suggestions from your primary dr, perhaps a wound care specialist....?

Ouch! looks very red, or is it just the pic? If the area is very painful, swollen and/or pink or red i would insist on antibiotics.... even if you don't have an infection you certainly don't want to get one. I have seen similar on a friend of mine... her's took awhile to heal, but in time it did, and it was hardly noticeable. Like i said, i have 3 incision areas that have small "holes" that didn't close in the last 3 weeks...my dr. has me putting saline soaked gauzed in them, and covered with dry gauze... the saline may also help with any pain you are having, please contact your dr., and insist he do something for the pain... although sometimes keeping it dry and "aired out" may help with faster healing. Again, it's very important to prevent an infection, although it's unclear if it is infected... is it possible to go to an urgent care type place, or ER? Also, please request a copy of your operative report for your own records... it is possible depending on sutures used, you could be having n allergic reaction :(

Please go to another Doctor...this is not normal! Please keep us posted.

Hi, I am reading this from Australia and would like to reccomend that you try and get hold of a supplement fromthe health food store. It's liquid zinc [any brand]. Most of the world's poulation in the Western world is zinc deficient because of our mineral deficient soils and our food production processes. Zinc is concentrated in the husks of grains but we mainly eat grains [rice, wheat etc] that have had that part removed. The only convenient way to get enough zinc is to supplement . Zinc is essential for the proper healing of wounds. It is essential to a myriad of processes that go on in the body. Shame on your Dr. Just goes to show how little he knows. If you know someone who has a calendula plant I reccomend that you get a few leaves and bang them gently [this is to bruise them to release the healing compounds] with the handle of a kitchen utensil and then put them on your wounds and wrap with bandages. Twice a day. Also it is common knowledge in some hospitals around the world that Manuka honey with a high UMF [18+ or higher] is extremely potent at not only healing ulcers on the body [open wounds] when all else fails, but it kills the bacteria on and around the ulcer. This could be very helpful for you. You should be able to get that honey at a drug store or health food store. It may be expensive.. A 250g jar costs $57 here in Australia. Calendula is known as the wonder healer of skin.The honey can just be applied twice a day without having to remove the previous application. Unless you have rotting tissue which should be moved off gently. Too much washing of the wound is counterproductive. If you do bathe it. let it dry for 10 mins before applying fresh honey etc. I dont know what the ratio of zinc will be in your bottle, but you need to be consuming about 15mg of zinc 3 times a day. The label will probably say zinc sulphate [or other] equivalent to zinc...11mg per half teaspoon. Its the zinc measurement you should follow, not the zinc sulphate measurement . I hope this makes sense. Best wishes, Sandra

I'm 4 weeks post op and my incisions have opened as well. I can't say that I'm at your level of discomfort, but I wanted to say that my doctor recommended the same treatment for me as well. I both incisions on my breast opened up. I can relate to what you're going through and I wish and hope that everything will get better with time. I've always heard that the plastic surgeon is always to the best person to go back to when complications arise because they know what they did and know how to fix it. So hopefully that rings true for your PS. Get well soon love.