I have breast augmentation done 77 days ago now and about a week ago I discovered a lump on my left breast. I've had an ultrasound done and they think fat necrosis could be one of the possible options. My question is, when does fat necrosis usually show up after surgery? Is it possible for it to show up a few months later? And last but not least, if it is Fat necrosis...how would I proceed? Does it just go away or is this something my surgeon will have to remove?
Answer: Speak to your plastic surgeon, it is best Hi,
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Answer: Speak to your plastic surgeon, it is best Hi,
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September 14, 2015
Answer: Fat necrosis You have asked very good questions, with difficult answers. Fat necrosis usually appears within a month of surgery and may take years to go away. Ideally it is reabsorbed by the surrounding tissue, although it is sometimes digested down to an oily substance that may be interpreted as a cyst mammogram or ultrasound. Also, it can harden and calcify, which also is difficult to read, because it looks like a solid mass on mammogram. It is never malignant, and is a problem only because you can feel it. If you are worried about it, your surgeon can remove it, but that requires a small surgical procedure. Best advice for now is to wait it out and see if it disappears on its own, depending on how much necrosis there is, and repeat the ultrasound in 6 months.
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September 14, 2015
Answer: Fat necrosis You have asked very good questions, with difficult answers. Fat necrosis usually appears within a month of surgery and may take years to go away. Ideally it is reabsorbed by the surrounding tissue, although it is sometimes digested down to an oily substance that may be interpreted as a cyst mammogram or ultrasound. Also, it can harden and calcify, which also is difficult to read, because it looks like a solid mass on mammogram. It is never malignant, and is a problem only because you can feel it. If you are worried about it, your surgeon can remove it, but that requires a small surgical procedure. Best advice for now is to wait it out and see if it disappears on its own, depending on how much necrosis there is, and repeat the ultrasound in 6 months.
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