I had a breast lift with implants 12 days ago. Two nights ago, my breasts were itching bad enough to keep me up at night. Benadryl didn't help & by yesterday, I had a rash across my breasts. I sent the on-call nurse a pic & she said it's a reaction to the adhesive, to remove it and keep the incisions clean. My areola incisions don't look healed enough to be without the strips. Is 12 days enough time? I'm nervous they'll get infected. I was supposed to get them removed 3 weeks post surgery.
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Thank you for submitting your question. I have reviewed your photographs. Wound breakdown after augmentation mammaplasty can certainly happen. It appears you may have some tension at the inverted T suture line. The wounds however do look superficial. I would work closely with your...
Thank you for your question. Take out and crescent lifts are used in cases where there is very little sagging. From your pictures, it doesn’t look like you would achieve a satisfactory result from either of those procedures, especially if you are also getting implants. With time and proper c...
Thanks for your question. And the answer is yes; you need to wait until your breasts are fully healed and dropped. That healing process can take almost 3 months.