I recently had a breast reduction and I had my drains removed two days ago. The areas where the drains were it feels soft and swollen but it does not hurt; just uncomfortable when I hold my arms down. The bulge is covered with a gauge. That will stay on for at least 3 days.
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Loss of nipple sensation is one of the risks of breast reduction surgery, however in your case it is too soon to tell, it can take months even a year or more for all sensation to return. Good luck
The majority of my breast reduction patients take a week or two off of work after their procedure. By one month, I tell my breast reduction patients to do anything they want physically. Most breast reduction patients find the procedure to be much less painful that they had expected. In fact, a ...
Pain after surgery is not uncommon. Some patients have a high tolerance to pain while some have low thresholds. Pain medication is the first option to quickly reduce pain. Other patients opt to massage the area to relieve the pain and it could indeed be a conservative way of dealing with p...