I am officially 4 weeks PO today and woke up with some discomfort on my right breast incision site. Looking in the mirror I saw the end of the incision is red and weeping clear/yellowish fluid. I cleaned around the area with an antiseptic and put a bandaid over the area to keep it clean. I am very worried about infection. I plan on calling my PS but would like other opinions before I call in. Is this something serious? Should I be concerned and is this other things I can do to help this?
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After breast augmentation or any other surgical procedure, one's body naturally retains the intravenous fluid required to be administered before and after the surgery. This fluid will add weight temporarily but is gone within a week after the procedure. The implants in the...
Your implants are in the process of settling in their position behind the nipple areola complex. a strap will help an awful lot applying gentle pressure in the right direction. the type of the shell of the implants shouldn't make a huge difference as to whether you should massage them or not
Choosing the "right" size implant is so subjective. Your surgeon can help with before and after pics of his/her similar patients as well as using sizers and imaging systems to give you an idea of what you will look like. My advice is to trust your doctor and remember that 25 cc is less that two...
