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?
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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