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Will my areola pigment heal after breast reduction surgery discoloration? (Photos)

Yeara25Feb 22, 2019
It’s been 2 weeks since my surgery. I noticed that my left areola was heavily scabbed. Didn’t think much of it until the scabs started to come off. My surgeon advised to apply bacitracin with a non stick gauze. I’m just concerned that once’s it’s healed there will be a huge difference in pigment.

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Dr. Matt Erdmann, MBChB, FRCS(Eng), FRCS (Plast)
Specialist Registered Plastic Surgeon
Answered on Feb 25, 2019
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