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The short answer is never. There are many negative consequences of smoking. I can think of no positive ones.
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...
You should be seen and examined to determine the best options regarding your diagnosis and treatment.
Keloid scars are characterized by their growth potential and increased degree of inflammation within the skin. Unlike non-inflamed scars, keloids have the potential for growth beyond the original footprint of injury. Our office specializes in the management of keloids, whether single or...
It is not uncommon to have excess skin and subcutaneous tissue lateral to the breast after mastectomy. Sometimes this lateral excess is mainly skin, as you seem to be describing, due to removal of the adjacent breast tissue and preservation of nearby skin. In that case, the loose skin can be...
