I allow my patients to shower the day after surgery, but inform them not to rub or scrub the incisions. Allowing soapy water to run over the incisions and rinsing should be sufficient, but check with your surgeon.
Your surgeon is correct . I have seen this phenomenon several times in 25 years of doing breast reductions. Typically the patient does not have any signs of an infection, but the breast will be quite red and even relatively warm to the touch. The redness is sign of relative hyperemia, i.e. more...
Dear skinimin12,Breast reduction surgery is one of the most gratifying surgeries we perform because of the joy it brings to patients. Because you are young you need to realize that having the surgery before having children will likely have a negative impact on your ability to breast feed. After...