I am 12 days post op breast augmentation. On the first day my right breast was bleeding from the incision site. The nurse said this was normal. The bleeding stopped the same day. Last night I noticed a huge blood stain on my bandage tapes and some dried blood near my rib. The right breast bled again 11 days later. Is this normal? I can't see what's going on under the bandage tape because I am not allowed to take it off until week 4.
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Thanks for your question. I'm sorry for your discomfort. This is something that is not rare but fortunately goes away with time. I have found that massage does help. Sometimes if it is hypersensitive you can apply topical anesthetic for some relief. Hang in there.
This is due to an injury to either the intercostalbrachial nerve or an adjacent sensory nerve. If you had some numbness in this area after surgery then it was a stretch injury at the time of surgery which is not uncommon and as the nerve regenerates it can create painful sensations - and it will...
Thank you for your question. I hope this helps you. So, many things may or may not be discussed prior to surgery. Every surgeon has a different way of going about a consultation. There is no standard. I personally point out every single asymmetry I see at the consultation. The reason I do this...
