Can scars be excised with breast reduction techniques like an anchor or wise and nipple redone? (Photo)

Thank you for your question and glad to hear that you did have physical therapy after your mastectomy and reconstruction.  Cording can happen after expander or implant placement and it's important for you to return to your physical therapist so the opposite side can be treated.  Given...

Typically expanders are left in place for about 3 months after expansion is complete.  This can vary a little from surgeon to surgeon, but each procedure typically does not take very long, nor is the recovery very long.  It should differ greatly from your experience with the initial...

Hi and thanks for your question.  If you're referring to tissue expanders in the setting of breast reconstruction there's no specific timeframe.  The waiting interval after the last fill usually depends upon what the surgeon is comfortable with, and any specific aspects related to the...

Continue to follow the recommendations of your surgeon. Sometimes there is healthy tissue underneath the scab. It is likely that if a portion of the nipple/areola survives, then you will have some patchy pigmentation. This issue requires a lot of patience on your part. The best thing you can do...

Variations of the TRAM flap can use the Rectus muscles or not.  Depending on the type that you had, you may have a loss of one, two, or neither of your muscles. Check with your surgeon. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian

What you are describing sounds like Axillary web syndrome or cording. It is thought to be an inflammatory reaction to connective tissue from the trauma of surgery. Fortunately, it is a self-limiting process that resolves in a matter of months. In the meanwhile, you should have a referral to...