I am one week post op from have BA surgery. My incisions look fine, I have no symptoms of infection. However they are still covered with steri strips. My right incision has been causing tremendous amount of discomfort since day 2 post op. It burns when I move, it feels irritated, I also feel as though it's pulling somehow. I wanted to try to remove the steri strips but decided that may not be the best idea. Is this normal ?
Answer: Incision Pain As you are still very early in the post operative period it is common to experience pain and burning sensations to the incisions. I would advise to follow up with your plastic surgeon so they can inspect the wounds and change the dressings.
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Answer: Incision Pain As you are still very early in the post operative period it is common to experience pain and burning sensations to the incisions. I would advise to follow up with your plastic surgeon so they can inspect the wounds and change the dressings.
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March 20, 2018
Answer: See your surgeon so that they can examine you Irritation may be caused by a number of reasons, including infection, allergic reaction to the steristrips and nerve regeneration. I recommend you see your surgeon so that they may examine you in person.
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March 20, 2018
Answer: See your surgeon so that they can examine you Irritation may be caused by a number of reasons, including infection, allergic reaction to the steristrips and nerve regeneration. I recommend you see your surgeon so that they may examine you in person.
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March 13, 2018
Answer: Pain after surgery You should contact your surgeon to discuss this. The wound should be checked by him/her. Regards, Dr Steve Merten, Sydney
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March 13, 2018
Answer: Pain after surgery You should contact your surgeon to discuss this. The wound should be checked by him/her. Regards, Dr Steve Merten, Sydney
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March 11, 2018
Answer: Daily incision discomfort The main issue is to make sure you do not have an infection. Without an exam, it will not be possible to fully evaluate you and give you recommendations. Be sure to speak with you surgeon.
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March 11, 2018
Answer: Daily incision discomfort The main issue is to make sure you do not have an infection. Without an exam, it will not be possible to fully evaluate you and give you recommendations. Be sure to speak with you surgeon.
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March 12, 2018
Answer: Incisional pain after a BA--normal? It is normal. It's likely not so much from your incision specifically or the stitches or the Steri-Strips although it will feel that's exactly where it's coming from. What you are experiencing is most likely related to the nerves regenerating. Obviously I would suggest contacting your primary plastic surgeon and following up with him or her. I tell my patients prior to their surgery to expect to feel some unusual sensations in their nipple, areola, surrounding breast skin and over their incisions afterwards and that it is totally normal and to be expected. Personally I am a big proponent of gentle touch immediately following breast augmentation surgery and really for ANY surgery. I instruct my patients to begin gentle touch on the same day of surgery, and to continue every day multiple times per day for several weeks. For breast surgery patients I asked them to begin gentle, light touch over their entire chest, upper abdomen and toward their armpit when they first get home and to continue it everyday for the first several weeks. It may be performed by their partner as well. For patients that experience more tingling, pulling, ripping, stretching, tearing, stabbing, burning sensations I have them start a more aggressive touch and de-sensitization program involving touching the entire operated region with six objects of varying touch. For example, I ask them to break a Q-tip in two and use the sharp end to gently touch along with the soft cotton tip end to provide two very different stimuli. They can use their fingers and hands in a very light almost non-touching manner and then in a firmer but not hard technique as well. Then I ask them to pick two other stimuli that they have around there house like the back of a hairbrush or even a new toothbrush and gently use those to also provide for different stimuli. It may sound a little crazy at first to be rubbing your boob with a toothbrush, but occupational and physical therapists and other health care providers have been using touch with multiple stimuli as a very effective method to desensitize nerves for decades. It is also widely studied and used for the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome and I personally have had a lot of experience with its use in hand surgery where you can see the benefits fairly rapidly.
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March 12, 2018
Answer: Incisional pain after a BA--normal? It is normal. It's likely not so much from your incision specifically or the stitches or the Steri-Strips although it will feel that's exactly where it's coming from. What you are experiencing is most likely related to the nerves regenerating. Obviously I would suggest contacting your primary plastic surgeon and following up with him or her. I tell my patients prior to their surgery to expect to feel some unusual sensations in their nipple, areola, surrounding breast skin and over their incisions afterwards and that it is totally normal and to be expected. Personally I am a big proponent of gentle touch immediately following breast augmentation surgery and really for ANY surgery. I instruct my patients to begin gentle touch on the same day of surgery, and to continue every day multiple times per day for several weeks. For breast surgery patients I asked them to begin gentle, light touch over their entire chest, upper abdomen and toward their armpit when they first get home and to continue it everyday for the first several weeks. It may be performed by their partner as well. For patients that experience more tingling, pulling, ripping, stretching, tearing, stabbing, burning sensations I have them start a more aggressive touch and de-sensitization program involving touching the entire operated region with six objects of varying touch. For example, I ask them to break a Q-tip in two and use the sharp end to gently touch along with the soft cotton tip end to provide two very different stimuli. They can use their fingers and hands in a very light almost non-touching manner and then in a firmer but not hard technique as well. Then I ask them to pick two other stimuli that they have around there house like the back of a hairbrush or even a new toothbrush and gently use those to also provide for different stimuli. It may sound a little crazy at first to be rubbing your boob with a toothbrush, but occupational and physical therapists and other health care providers have been using touch with multiple stimuli as a very effective method to desensitize nerves for decades. It is also widely studied and used for the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome and I personally have had a lot of experience with its use in hand surgery where you can see the benefits fairly rapidly.
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