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I am so sorry to see you suffering. Your scars are significantly larger than normal and I absolutely recommend you have them revised - by either a breast or plastic surgeon. The excess skin can be removed and scar reducing measures including steroid injections, laser and silicone creams will help. You deserve better. Good luck and take care.
Of course there are options for you reconstruction. I would recommend meeting with plastic surgeons in your area regarding your options. I have patients travel from different areas of the country where reconstructive surgeons cannot be easily accessible but this is not the case in California.
I'm so sorry you are in this situation. Can we get more information regarding your situation- why did you have a double mastectomy? Was it for prevention or for cancer? I'm wondering why nipple sparing technique wasn't used? Did you visit several surgeons? Did you ask what there rates of infection and necrosis were? Was reconstruction attempted? If not, did anyone discuss or offer you the Goldilocks Mastectomy technique? Thankfully, there are many skilled surgeons who can work with less than ideal situations and improve them considerably. Please interview several surgeons and ask for pictures of their work, ask about rates of infection and necrosis, and ask to speak with patients who have had similar issues. Yes, this can be made better!
You should be seen and examined to determine the best options regarding your diagnosis and treatment.
Keloid scars are characterized by their growth potential and increased degree of inflammation within the skin. Unlike non-inflamed scars, keloids have the potential for growth beyond the original footprint of injury. Our office specializes in the management of keloids, whether single or...
It is not uncommon to have excess skin and subcutaneous tissue lateral to the breast after mastectomy. Sometimes this lateral excess is mainly skin, as you seem to be describing, due to removal of the adjacent breast tissue and preservation of nearby skin. In that case, the loose skin can be...
I'm sorry you are suffering! Placing tissue that has had no radiation exposure at the site may help considerably. It will improve drainage and decrease tightness. It means more surgery, but it may give you relief. This would be a DIEP or latissimus flap. Talk with your doctors about these...
Thank you for your question. Choosing the surgeon you feel most comfortable performing your prophylactic mastectomy is certainly an important personal decision. As someone who has trained in both general surgery and plastic surgery and practices in the LA area, both mastectomy and breast r...
Is the drainage clear and yellow in color? Or cloudy like milk at all? If it is clear and yellow, and there is no plastic expander or implant in place, it's probably safe to remove it and to give your body a chance to see if it will not make fluid on its own. If it does, it can be drained. If...
