How Can I Speed Up the Healing of an Open Spot After Breast Reduction?

Your open spot will heal - you cannot keep it from healing - no matter what you do or don't put on it.

There is really only one frequently-seen cause for a wound not to heal: the presence of sutures at the site.

When dissolving sutures become exposed and contaminated they will cause drainage and will keep the wound from closing.

See your surgeon to make sure a suture below the surface isn't keeping the open area from closing.

Good luck!

It’s not
unusual for patients to suffer small areas of incisional breakdown following
breast reduction surgery.This is often
related to small absorbable sutures protruding through the incision.In many cases they become secondarily
infected and may require antibiotics.The vast majority of these wounds
heal on their own.They form a layer of
granulation tissue which is covered by new skin.Ocassionally healing is
delayed.This is almost always secondary
to suture remnants left in the wound.Under these circumstances, removal of the suture, local wound care and
dressing changes almost always solve the problem.In this situation silver nitrate isn’t
indicated.

Thank you for your question.  Difficult to answer without a photo.  The area that may be concerning you is the inferior T junction of a breast reduction.  This is the area that has the highest tension and least amount of blood supply in a breast reduction closure. It is an areas that can break down causing a superficial wound. Please see your surgeon for his wound care recommendation and follow his instruction.