right breast has separation at the T junction and I’ve been cleaning with soap and water and putting a bandage to avoid friction from my sports bra on the wound. Well just now when I was checking on it, liquid literally dripped down onto my stomach and when I pushed a little to see if anything would come out, I could hear fluid inside my breast bubbling a bit. No pain that I’m aware of. This breast was tuberous before the lift & augmentation. What should I do?
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Hi AshelyMcDaniel,
For scars, I close all of my incisions in 5 layers and do not use absorbable sutures because they cause inflammation and worse scarring. I tape all of my incisions in the office visits once a week for six weeks after surgery to improve the appearance. After taping, I start...
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Thank you for your question and photos.
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