I am 2.5 weeks after my mastectomy. When can I smoke cigarettes?

There are a number of ways of helping incisions heal well.  First and foremost, healing is best in persons who are at an ideal weight, don't smoke, don't have diabetes, and don't have peripheral vascular or coronary artery disease.  All of these issues decrease the available blood supply to th...

Hello,I am very sorry to hear that you have to go through this. I would advise you to find board-certified general/breast surgeon in the area and have a proper consultation. Make sure you tried non-surgical options. Make sure to look into complications of mastectomy, long-term side effects, and...

I am so sorry to see you suffering. Your scars are significantly larger than normal and I absolutely recommend you have them revised - by either a breast or plastic surgeon. The excess skin can be removed and scar reducing measures including steroid injections, laser and silicone creams will...