I am 2.5 weeks post op, I always go tanning prior to summer. I am very cautious not to burn or go for extended periods of time, I just like to get a base tan before the summer season. My incision sites are healing very well but is this harmful to them? Should I wear a bikini top or cover my incision sites in the tanning bed?
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Answer: Is suntanning harmful to your incision scars after BA?
K. Roxanne Grawe, MD (license permanently revoked) says:
This depends on what type of implant you choose. If you choose silicone, I think about 50cc's are "lost" going under the muscle - this is based on sizers that you try on. If you use saline, I don't think any is lost because saline is more resistant to the muscle pushing it down. Twenty five cc's...
This long after your breast augmentation this well demarcated bump probably has nothing to do with your breast implants. While a bite of some type is possible, the more likely diagnosis is an infected sebaceous cyst. My recommendation would be that you be evaluated by a plastic surgeon where if...
Thank you for asking about your breast augmentation.Your thrush needs to be gone before you have elective surgery.Please contact your plastic surgeon to post-pone surgeryAnd see your regular doctor or -at this point - an infectious disease specialist for evaluation and treatment of the thrush...
