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What are signs of a hematoma 2 weeks after surgery?

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If a patient unfortunately acquires a hematoma a couple weeks after surgery what are the signs, or steps a doctor would take to diagnose that it is in fact a hematoma? Besides the patient being in uncontrollable pain that isn't changed by any amount of pain medicine and dramatic swelling/ displacement of the breast acquiring the hematoma how would a doctor know? Also once the doctor does believe it is a hematoma what does he/she do to treat it? And what happens if the Dr. doesn't treat it?

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