6 months post-op free nipple graft. Is it possible to have an infection after all this time?

November 13, 2014
Asked By:Psalms66 in Mid Missouri, MO

I had a BREAST reduction and free nipple graft 6 months ago. Everything healed fine. Now for about the last ten days one nipple is extremely sore, looks swollen (not just erect) and at times it feels warm to th touch. I get a sharp zing sensation occasionally on only this side. Is it possible for it to be infected after all this time? Or even for the graft to be lost?! My surgeon has since retired and I am at a loss...

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