I recently had to have my expander replaced. My 1st surgeon who put the expander in relocated and I had to find another doctor to complete my breast reconstruction surgery. Upon finding a new surgeon she informed me that my expander had to be replaced due to it being inserted backwards or it had somehow flipped over. Upon changing the expander my surgeon informed me that the old expander was full of needle holes due to the 1st surgeon doing injections anywhere in the expander. Is this common?
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Healing issues exist in the area where the flaps were placed to the stress of the mastectomy on the skin of the chest and on the abdomen due to the stress placed on the tissues where the flaps were taken from initially. The abdominal wound is closed under tension usually. The most...
I am sorry to hear of your wound healing problems. It is hard to offer detailed recommendations without a picture of the wound.
I would recommend close followup with your plastic surgeon for recommendations on dressing changes and frequency, nutritional supplements to...
