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It is common to have pain in one breast and not the other. Most pain sensations resolve around 3 months out therefore at 6 weeks you are in the middle of this period and would expect to have some pain. The electrical shooting pain is very common as nerve endings are regenerating. I have my patients massage these areas 4 times a day for10 minutes and this tends to help the pain. Dissolving sutures are not really associated with pain
Typically, the dissolving of stitches is not painful and the patient is unaware they have dissolved. Your pains are just normal pain unfortunately, with breast surgery. These pains should decrease over the course of time.
Thanks for your question. At 6 weeks nerves are beginning to regenerate and you will get the "zinger" sensation. That is normal and will go away. Often times massage and even warm compresses can help.
do occur and usually its attributed to your nerves trying to heal. It will appear and then slowly dissipate if it is nerve pain. Dissolving sutures are not on my list of things that cause pains post-op.
It is possible to have surgery on a Thursday and go back to school on Monday.However, you will not be 100% percent.The technique I recommend is called The Ultimate Breast Reduction™.The breast tissue is reshaped creating upper pole fullness, elevated higher on the chest wall and more...
Thank you for your pictures. This does look like early venous congestion. I would recommend that you see your surgeon sooner rather than later.
At size 32 or 34 each 100 grams removed corresponds to 1 cup size reduction.From your photographs, your breasts are ptotic and large inferiorly and laterally.I recommend your surgeon reduce your breasts to the size proportionate to the chest wall instead of a preconceived notion that a C would...
Ideally, gynecomastia surgery is delayed until full development, around age 18 after adolescent hormonal influenced breast development ceases. Sometimes it will resolve to a degree afterwards. Also if your child is overweight, often the breasts will diminish with weight loss once in the normal...
The answer to this question is pretty astounding, after spending about an hour trying to get an answer for you and all the other plastic surgeons in California I was told the following: "Prior authorization for breast reduction is not required". CPT 19318 Reduction mammaplasty "just gets paid"....
No one can tell you with certainty what size bra you will wear after your breast reduction. All we can say for sure is that your breasts will be smaller. Seems crazy, doesn't it?Here is why: the number of grams removed doesn't necessarily equate one to one with cup size....
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