I had a double mastectomy 7 years ago and have never wanted to wear anything that shows my upper back ever since. The area where the breast was removed under the armpit is just puffy skin - it doesn't feel like there's any fat under there - and it extends around to my back. It seems like there is no structure for the skin to hang on and it's extremely unattractive. It looks like saggy flab even though there's nothing there but skin. Is there a laser that could fix this? If not is there a surgery?
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I'm sorry you are suffering! Placing tissue that has had no radiation exposure at the site may help considerably. It will improve drainage and decrease tightness. It means more surgery, but it may give you relief. This would be a DIEP or latissimus flap. Talk with your doctors about these...
Thank you for your question. Choosing the surgeon you feel most comfortable performing your prophylactic mastectomy is certainly an important personal decision. As someone who has trained in both general surgery and plastic surgery and practices in the LA area, both mastectomy and breast r...
Is the drainage clear and yellow in color? Or cloudy like milk at all? If it is clear and yellow, and there is no plastic expander or implant in place, it's probably safe to remove it and to give your body a chance to see if it will not make fluid on its own. If it does, it can be drained. If...