I am two weeks post op of a breast augmentation and I received my incision under the breast in the breast fold. I was feeling my incision today and it is starting to feel extremely hard and I can feel as if there is a lump/it is hard under the skin all along the incision and about 2 millimeters surrounding it.
March 10, 2020
Answer: Thick hard incision following breast augmentation It seems that you may be describing what is commonly referred to as the "healing ridge". This is the normal reaction that your body is having in response to a surgical incision regardless of whether there are internal sutures placed. An indurated ridge along the length of the incision will be palpable initially and then subside and become totally soft in a matter of several weeks. The ridge is very commonly seen in certain operations such as inguinal hernia surgery and less so in breast augmentation but the presence or lack of a ridge is not a cause for alarm when the wound appears to be healing normally. Best to ask your plastic surgeon if the finding is normal and if its time for scar massage
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March 10, 2020
Answer: Thick hard incision following breast augmentation It seems that you may be describing what is commonly referred to as the "healing ridge". This is the normal reaction that your body is having in response to a surgical incision regardless of whether there are internal sutures placed. An indurated ridge along the length of the incision will be palpable initially and then subside and become totally soft in a matter of several weeks. The ridge is very commonly seen in certain operations such as inguinal hernia surgery and less so in breast augmentation but the presence or lack of a ridge is not a cause for alarm when the wound appears to be healing normally. Best to ask your plastic surgeon if the finding is normal and if its time for scar massage
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May 17, 2015
Answer: Breast Augmentation and early healing Thanks for your questionIt is normal for there to be some firm spots at your incision site at 2 weeks after breast implant surgery. The firmness you feel is likely a combination of some of the suture which will dissolve and the skin and tissue which is healing. Over the next few weeks this will continue to soften and smooth out. Follow up with your plastic surgeon to make sure you are healing as expected and discuss methods to massage your scar and make it look as nice as possible.Best Wishes
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May 17, 2015
Answer: Breast Augmentation and early healing Thanks for your questionIt is normal for there to be some firm spots at your incision site at 2 weeks after breast implant surgery. The firmness you feel is likely a combination of some of the suture which will dissolve and the skin and tissue which is healing. Over the next few weeks this will continue to soften and smooth out. Follow up with your plastic surgeon to make sure you are healing as expected and discuss methods to massage your scar and make it look as nice as possible.Best Wishes
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