I had a breast uplift with implants 2.5 weeks ago, I had excessive wound fluid and when the dressings were taken off I had slight wound breakdown. The wound is getting bigger and more discharge, my surgeon said to keep clean and just put gauze in my bra which I am doing, but I have to change at least twice a day and the gauze sticks to my wound and when removes causes it to bleed. How long will this take to heal, is there anything I can do to help it along?
July 6, 2014
Answer: Breast Lift with Implants Hi Michelle,The area where you have a breakdown is the exact area of this surgery which has the least blood supply. So it is not uncommon to see skin breakdown in this area. Keep your surgeon in the loop, be seen frequently, and follow his/her instructions to the letter to aid this to heal in. Yes, there is lot you can do to help it along. It might take a month or so to seal over. All the best, "Dr. Joe"
Helpful
July 6, 2014
Answer: Breast Lift with Implants Hi Michelle,The area where you have a breakdown is the exact area of this surgery which has the least blood supply. So it is not uncommon to see skin breakdown in this area. Keep your surgeon in the loop, be seen frequently, and follow his/her instructions to the letter to aid this to heal in. Yes, there is lot you can do to help it along. It might take a month or so to seal over. All the best, "Dr. Joe"
Helpful
June 29, 2014
Answer: Wound therapy Wound healing delays/"breakdown" are unfortunately not uncommon from the stresses applied following breast lift with implants. For now, keep following your surgeons advice until your open wounds are completely closed with scar tissue. You may then benefit from one of the new forms of topical scar therapy, see below:Not infrequently potential patients avoid surgery because fear of an unsightly scar. To remedy this, I now utilize and formulate compounded topical creams to treat, relieve and minimize scars for each of my patients:• new scars• old scars• surgical scars• keloid scars• stretch marks• hypertrophic scars• hyperpigmented (dark) scars• various acne scars, burn scars and more...These scar removal creams contain prescription strength medications each individually known to reduce and/or reverse the scarring process but never before compounded together into one high potency formulation. These medications are added to a base of anhydrous silicone (the most common ingredient in everyday topical scar therapy) and Pracaxi oil, found in the Amazon rainforest and known for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. Many health insurance plans actually cover the cost of the creams and they can be delivered directly to the patients door step. In other words, no need for multiple trips to the doctor for expensive and painful laser treatments, or wasted money on minimally effective over-the-counter topical scar therapy gels or silicone sheets that are unsightly and/or fail to stay on. Instead, with just two applications a day my patients now perform scar therapy in the comfort of their own home. Glad to help.
Helpful
June 29, 2014
Answer: Wound therapy Wound healing delays/"breakdown" are unfortunately not uncommon from the stresses applied following breast lift with implants. For now, keep following your surgeons advice until your open wounds are completely closed with scar tissue. You may then benefit from one of the new forms of topical scar therapy, see below:Not infrequently potential patients avoid surgery because fear of an unsightly scar. To remedy this, I now utilize and formulate compounded topical creams to treat, relieve and minimize scars for each of my patients:• new scars• old scars• surgical scars• keloid scars• stretch marks• hypertrophic scars• hyperpigmented (dark) scars• various acne scars, burn scars and more...These scar removal creams contain prescription strength medications each individually known to reduce and/or reverse the scarring process but never before compounded together into one high potency formulation. These medications are added to a base of anhydrous silicone (the most common ingredient in everyday topical scar therapy) and Pracaxi oil, found in the Amazon rainforest and known for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. Many health insurance plans actually cover the cost of the creams and they can be delivered directly to the patients door step. In other words, no need for multiple trips to the doctor for expensive and painful laser treatments, or wasted money on minimally effective over-the-counter topical scar therapy gels or silicone sheets that are unsightly and/or fail to stay on. Instead, with just two applications a day my patients now perform scar therapy in the comfort of their own home. Glad to help.
Helpful
