Hello, My wife had a breast augmentation 17 days ago. At her one week appointment, the PS replaced the steri-strips. Her left breast is still quite open. The emergency PS took a look at these pictures and said she has a stitch infection. We felt like the PS didn't appropriately address these concerns at her 1 week appt - could we get a 2nd opinion on the abcess and advise on if this could have been avoided by more care at the 1 week appt?
Answer: Breast Enhancement Surgery These things do happen from time to time, they happen for a number of reasons, luckilly they heal well and should not influence your long term outcome
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Answer: Breast Enhancement Surgery These things do happen from time to time, they happen for a number of reasons, luckilly they heal well and should not influence your long term outcome
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Answer: Post-Operative Suture Abscess Your pictures suggest that you've had a peri-areolar mastopexy performed in combination with your breast augmentation. It's not unusual for absorbable sutures to work their way to the surface of the wound following this type of procedure. When this happens, they frequently develop localized infection around the suture. This is known as a stitch abscess and is easily treated with local wound care. This requires removal of the suture and dressing changes. In some cases, antibiotics will be necessary as well.It's important to consult your plastic surgeon so your wound can be properly managed. Although this isn't an optimal situation, it doesn't appear that mismanagement has taken place. Your surgeon should be able to develop a treatment plan that addresses your concerns.
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Answer: Post-Operative Suture Abscess Your pictures suggest that you've had a peri-areolar mastopexy performed in combination with your breast augmentation. It's not unusual for absorbable sutures to work their way to the surface of the wound following this type of procedure. When this happens, they frequently develop localized infection around the suture. This is known as a stitch abscess and is easily treated with local wound care. This requires removal of the suture and dressing changes. In some cases, antibiotics will be necessary as well.It's important to consult your plastic surgeon so your wound can be properly managed. Although this isn't an optimal situation, it doesn't appear that mismanagement has taken place. Your surgeon should be able to develop a treatment plan that addresses your concerns.
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September 6, 2011
Answer: Stitch abscess
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September 6, 2011
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May 4, 2015
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January 24, 2017
Answer: Sutures Thank you for the question and photo. It appears the sutures have caused the infection based on your photo but this is not uncommon. You should visit your board-certified plastic surgeon and have the sutures removed or maybe he or she has another solution to the matter. Best of luck. Dr. Michael Omidi.
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January 24, 2017
Answer: Sutures Thank you for the question and photo. It appears the sutures have caused the infection based on your photo but this is not uncommon. You should visit your board-certified plastic surgeon and have the sutures removed or maybe he or she has another solution to the matter. Best of luck. Dr. Michael Omidi.
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