I had surgery on February 7th and everything was normal until I noticed my incision on the left breast started to open and a little bit of dark blood started coming out but they said it was nothing to worry about... yesterday I woke up and a brown bloody and creamy ooze started to come out.. I went to the ER and my blood work didn’t show any sign of infection and the ultrasound showed some liquid near to the incision (there’s a hematoma right above the opened incision), I’m on antibiotics
Answer: Drainage after mastopexy After a breast lift, or a reduction, there is usually some blood and body fluid under the skin after surgery. Usually most of this may be absorbed over time, however a collection may persist for quite awhile. If there is a weak or unhealed part of the incision, the fluid can leak out,even weeks after the surgery.This is common, and usually is not associated with infection, or requiring treatment. I encourage patients to contact their surgeon first with these types of problems rather than go to the emergency room to avoid an unecessary and frequently expensive evaluation.
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Answer: Drainage after mastopexy After a breast lift, or a reduction, there is usually some blood and body fluid under the skin after surgery. Usually most of this may be absorbed over time, however a collection may persist for quite awhile. If there is a weak or unhealed part of the incision, the fluid can leak out,even weeks after the surgery.This is common, and usually is not associated with infection, or requiring treatment. I encourage patients to contact their surgeon first with these types of problems rather than go to the emergency room to avoid an unecessary and frequently expensive evaluation.
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March 3, 2019
Answer: Drainage Thanks for your inquiry, you appear to have drainage hematoma, I am glad that the ER does not think you have an infection, but you need your surgeon's input in the management, good luck.
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March 3, 2019
Answer: Drainage Thanks for your inquiry, you appear to have drainage hematoma, I am glad that the ER does not think you have an infection, but you need your surgeon's input in the management, good luck.
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March 3, 2019
Answer: Hematoma Dear valvv03,
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March 3, 2019
Answer: Hematoma Dear valvv03,
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March 1, 2019
Answer: Brown and bloody oozing coming out of mastopexy incision. What could this be? Thank you for your pictures and questions. This likely represents a draining postop hematoma and you should report to your surgeon's office as soon as possible for an evaluation and discussion of management.Good luck!Dallas R. Buchanan, MD, FACSOwner & Board-Certified Plastic SurgeonVIVIFY plastic surgery
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March 1, 2019
Answer: Brown and bloody oozing coming out of mastopexy incision. What could this be? Thank you for your pictures and questions. This likely represents a draining postop hematoma and you should report to your surgeon's office as soon as possible for an evaluation and discussion of management.Good luck!Dallas R. Buchanan, MD, FACSOwner & Board-Certified Plastic SurgeonVIVIFY plastic surgery
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March 1, 2019
Answer: Hematoma Please report to your surgeon's office promptly for evaluation of what appears to be a significant post-op hematoma.
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March 1, 2019
Answer: Hematoma Please report to your surgeon's office promptly for evaluation of what appears to be a significant post-op hematoma.
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