I got breast reduction last week and also asked the doctor to remove some rolls of fat by the side of the bra area. When I came out of surgery my sides were extremely swollen and still are . A day later one of my drains wasn’t working and the I had narcosis. The doctor had to cut the side of my oblique and fixed it. Now I have a huge purple bruise and very swollen. The doctor said it was ok, should I be worried? I had surgery out of state and now I’m back home.
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.Most patients return to a desk job within 2 weeks. You may not lift anything greater than 10 lbs. for 3 weeks and no vigorous activity for 3 weeks. You need to let your body heal and recover from surgery.
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Thank you for your question. I would suggest following up with your surgeon and being seen. Each surgeon will have their own protocol to follow. If you can't get into your PS then I would recommend seeing a Dermatologist. Best of luck to you.
Require that minimum weights be removed to qualify and you must see a local plastic surgeon to find out if you meet that (probably). Reductions only guarantee that you will be smaller and if there is a minimum agreed to, your surgeon must remove that amount so its remotely possible that you m...
