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its so hard to say without a picture. it may be bruising or if its bright blue it may be the dye used to look at a lymph node. Ask your PS or GS
Photos would be very helpful and also knowing if you had any complications following your procedure such as bleeding or tissue compromise. And your best source of information would be your surgeon since your surgeon knows exactly what may have happened during your procedure.
Three basic forms of breast reconstruction exist. You can use your own tissue, implants or acombination of the previous two techniques. Your own tissue can be used in the form of the DIEP flap, PAP flap, SGAPflap or fat grafting. Implants can bedone in one stage or two stage. Twostage reconstructions are started by placing expanders at the time ofmastectomy. Once they expanders areplaced they are able to be inflated as determined by wound healing. The finaltime consists of combining any of the above techniques.
Your question is rather vague to get a good answer. More details would be helpful. How long post op are you. Did you have radiation? It could be anything from residual bruising or staining up to pigmentation from radiation or just thinning of the skin. Go and see your surgeon and maybe he can add more too.
While this depends on the technique used by your surgical oncologist, the most common scar after mastectomy is horizontally across the width of the entire breast at the level of the nipple. In order to remove the nipple areolar complex and the breast gland as a single specimen, most general...
I'm sorry to hear about the stressful situation you are in. Although your surgeon and anesthesiologist will be your only true “resource” when it comes to safety of proceeding with surgery, it is unlikely that seasonal allergies will postpone the planned procedures. Best wishes for a s...
Fluid collection after mastectomy should be drained and followed closely to ensure that no infection develops. Sometimes, these can be frustrating problems that may take weeks and weeks to resolve. There are other things that can be done so talk to your surgeon. In general,...
Fat necrosis occurs when a fat lobule dies, from either traumatic injury or because its blood supply was cut off. When this happens, it first swells, then becomes tough and enlarged, then eventually starts to shrink and dissolve away. This occurs over months to about a year. As this...
If you had an implant based reconstruction, i would be concerned about potential exposure of your implant. 1/2 inch wide gap is rather large. My concern is that the weight of the breast implant or tissue may cause this to widen more. It is possible that you may require an...
The mastectomy scars can be placed in well hidden shadows of the breast curve. These techniques may be combined with plastic surgery techniques in reconstruction. The term used for this type of surgery is oncoplastic. The most qualified surgeon to do this type of surgery is a board...
