DIEP flap reconstruction on 6/28. It is still rock hard and painful. Will it get soft? My PS says just massage it?

September 16, 2016
Asked By:camilletaglia in Eastchester, NY

mastectomy + immediate DIEP flap reconstruction on 6/28. 5 mm Small triple negative breast cancer in diagnosed in 3/2016 In lumpectomy scar bed from microcalcifications diagnosed 13 years earlier that was positive cancer. Had 35 rounds of radiation 13 years ago. After Diep surgery developed eschar.... Have healing problems. Breast is lumpy

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September 20, 2016

Answer: DIEP flap healing

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September 20, 2016

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