I am 54 yo and had a nipple sparing double mastectomy w immediate reconstruction for small cancer tumor. After 7 days skin was blistering and red. I was sent home w new Xeroform tight bandage and waited 7 more days and got what they say is epidermolysis and necrosis. Got second surgery implant removed nipple lost. What is the cause and how can this could have been avoided? I called them everyday. Skin was tight and felt on fire. Can this happen again in reconstruction?
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Castor oil should be fine and does penetrate better than all other oils. It will not damage your implant. Capsules are common after mastectomy because of the increase scar tissue. Go back and let your surgeon check your breasts.
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The most common protocol is starting with air to not put so much pressure on your mastectomy flaps to allow them to get proper blood flow. Then typically the air is switched for saline to provide a more accurate amount and stretching of the pocket for your next stage of reconstruction.
With a mastectomy, the nerves in the breast tissue are removed, so you will not have sensation regardless of the type of reconstruction. The mastectomy is done to treat or prevent cancer and to save your life. Not all women choose to have reconstruction. If you don't want reconstruction, then...
