Had revision breast lift in one breast & scar revision in 1/2011. 1st lift was performed 12/2009. First surgery left me quite asymmetrical. Right breast measured 21 cm from sternal notch while the left measured 19 cm. I'm extremely worried that the breast that was relifted appears way too high. The surgeon's nurse explained that he "tacked" my breast tissue to my chest wall because that is his technique. First surgeon never did any tacking. Is it too early for me to panic about my results?!
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Tenderness and sensitivity in the nipple is common after breast surgery of all types. However, pain within the breast and nipple after a year is not. There risk is very unusual and there is no data available to give an idea of how many have such a complaint or measures as how to resolve it. Have...
It doesn't look infected, but you do have breakdown of the vertical part of the scar. You need to make sure that your surgeon is aware of this and he or she should be able to manage things and get an acceptable outcome. I would not recommend resuturing, but you will need...
If any patient experiences tightness, then they should immediately return to their plastic surgeon to have it looked at. Any tightness can cause a dimiishment of blood supply to an area and may result in complications like loss of tissue from what is caled necrosis which is rare but possible. It...
