I had a breast lift with implant three weeks ago. About last week I took off the bandage and a piece of skin came off it later heeled on it's own. Then the entire nipple and areola started being really dry scab like. I rubbed bacitracin on it and then it just peeled away. No discharge or green stuff or pus ever came out of my nipple. It just peeled away like one big old scab from a cut.
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April 15, 2017
Answer: Nipple necrosis after breastblift with implants
Hola Fionajane72!
Looking at your photos it appears that you are experiencing what we call "bottoming out".
This occurs when glandular tissue including the breast implants drop inside the pocket which may be due to gravity, tissue and skin distention as well as the plane in which...
And you should start doing as you please. My patients are only restricted for 3 weeks and have only had one hematoma from extreme activity in my 25+ year career.