I will be 4 weeks post op on Feb 6, 2017. PS initially told me to put Vaseline on my breasts. Certain spots underneath my breasts are open, bleeding, painful and don't appear to be healing. I last saw PS 3 days ago and he told me to stop the Vaseline, use saline or water and put gauze on it. My concern is when I do this and take the gauze off it has blood and yellowish/greenish mucus. PS put me on an antibiotic "Ciprofloxacin HCL" which I've taken for 3 days. What should I do?
Answer: Open areas Dear Lisa Austin, Open areas that have some drainage after a breast reduction procedure are actually very common. It seems your surgeon is treating this issue appropriately. Continue following their instructions and if you any more concerns be sure to communicate with your operating surgeon. I wish you the best of luck !
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Answer: Open areas Dear Lisa Austin, Open areas that have some drainage after a breast reduction procedure are actually very common. It seems your surgeon is treating this issue appropriately. Continue following their instructions and if you any more concerns be sure to communicate with your operating surgeon. I wish you the best of luck !
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February 7, 2017
Answer: Delayed healing Unfortunately, delayed healing after breast reduction is very common. You should stick with your surgeon and follow the advice given.
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February 7, 2017
Answer: Delayed healing Unfortunately, delayed healing after breast reduction is very common. You should stick with your surgeon and follow the advice given.
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February 5, 2017
Answer: Open Area After a Breast Reduction Dear Ms. Austin,Thank you for your pictures. This happens more than you realize. It sounds like your plastic surgeon is right on top of it. I would recommend continue to follow his or her advice and this will heal.Best wishes,Earl Stephenson, Jr., M.D., DDS, FACS
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February 5, 2017
Answer: Open Area After a Breast Reduction Dear Ms. Austin,Thank you for your pictures. This happens more than you realize. It sounds like your plastic surgeon is right on top of it. I would recommend continue to follow his or her advice and this will heal.Best wishes,Earl Stephenson, Jr., M.D., DDS, FACS
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February 6, 2017
Answer: Wound healing after breast reduction At this stage of recovery from breast reduction, it is not uncommon as the internal sutures start to dissolve for the body, rather than dissolve the stitches into the body, to push them out through the skin. It is especially common at the point where 3 incisions come together. It can look pretty scary, so your concern is understandable. Treatment is local wound care, as your surgeon advised, and occasionally antibiotics. This usually resolves with minimal effect on your ultimate scar. Continue close follow up with your board certified plastic surgeon.
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February 6, 2017
Answer: Wound healing after breast reduction At this stage of recovery from breast reduction, it is not uncommon as the internal sutures start to dissolve for the body, rather than dissolve the stitches into the body, to push them out through the skin. It is especially common at the point where 3 incisions come together. It can look pretty scary, so your concern is understandable. Treatment is local wound care, as your surgeon advised, and occasionally antibiotics. This usually resolves with minimal effect on your ultimate scar. Continue close follow up with your board certified plastic surgeon.
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Answer: Postop It is not unusual to have some wound healing issues at the joins of the incisions. As long as there is no underlying fat necrosis / infection / seroma this should heal relatively quickly. It sounds like your PS is treating you appropriately and this should all heal.
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Answer: Postop It is not unusual to have some wound healing issues at the joins of the incisions. As long as there is no underlying fat necrosis / infection / seroma this should heal relatively quickly. It sounds like your PS is treating you appropriately and this should all heal.
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