Does it look infected?

Thank you for your question.Some signs and symptoms of an infection include: redness, tender to touch, warm to touch, purulent discharge. It is best to speak to your surgeon for an in person assessment.Regards,

Dear Patient: thanks for your question and photos.  I will have to agree with my fellow Board Certified Plastic Surgeons, you need to go see your plastic surgeon right away m.  Only an exam will determine what's going on!  Please schedule a post op appt right away!

I appreciate your question.

I would recommend that you discuss this question with your surgeon as every surgeon has their own respective post op protocol for his/her patients.  Your surgeon is your best resource as he/she is most familiar with your medical history and how you are healing at this time.

The best way to assess and give true advice would be an in-person exam.

Please see a board-certified plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative plastic surgery.

Best of luck!

Dr. Schwartz

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

#RealSelf100Surgeon

Hello,More recent photos looks like bruising. However, with a question of such importance, it's best not to rely on photos and see someone in person. Best of luck!

Hello Benedek87, from the photos you posted your left breast looks to only be bruised from the procedure.  Of course, its difficult to know for sure without a physical examination, I recommend you follow up with your plastic surgeon who performed your procedure.  But make sure to look for signs or symptoms of infection, such as; fever, warmth, excess tenderness, night sweats, chills.  If you have any of those, see your plastic surgeon sooner rather than later.  Hope this helps! Congrats on your breast augmentation! 

It's hard to tell without an examination. Based on these photos, you only have bruised areas that is expected on day 5 after surgery. Symptoms and signs indicating infection include increasing pain, redness, purulent discharge form the incisions, fever and chills among others. Please follow up with your surgeon to make sure you are healing as expected.
Pej Aflaki, M.D.
Johns Hopkins-trained plastic surgeon

Dear benedek87,based on your photos, it does not look like you have an infection. However, it is hard to tell without an examination. I would suggest you to consult your plastic surgeon in case you are concerned. Daniel Barrett, MD, MHA, MS 
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery  
Member, Am. Society of Plastic Surgery

.  It is difficult to tell from the photographs however, if you have had breast augmentation surgery recently and have any concern regarding infection, you should contact your physician.  Sending a photograph, as you did here, can also be very helpful to your surgeon.  Good luck.

It is hard to tell with the steri-strips in place.  It is always best to see your surgeon, and let them take a look for you.  Sometimes bruising can look like infection in photos, so it is difficult without seeing you in person.

it may just be bruised, it's hard to tell without examining you in person.  You should follow up with the surgeon that did your procedure. Good luck! DSR