One week post BA surgery experiencing daily incision discomfort. Advice?

It’s not uncommon to have pain that is asymmetric between the breasts. I would be concerned if there was a difference in redness, swelling or drainage or fever. Outside of those concerns , it’s unlikely that the difference in pain is a sign that there is something wrong. I wouldn’t remove the steri strips unless instructed by your plastic surgeon. 
Best wishes,
Dr. Jan

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.

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.

You should contact your surgeon to discuss this. The wound should be checked by him/her.
Regards, Dr Steve Merten, Sydney

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.

Discomfort at incision sites is not uncommon. It may be the steri strips or dressings, but it’s best to contact your surgeon before doing anything like removing them. I’d suggest booking an appointment with your surgeon to be examined in either case to ensure everything is fine. 

I appreciate your concern, but discomfort which you are describing sounds normal this early postop. It is probably the Steri-Strips that are irritating the skin around the incision site, and I recommend that you see your plastic surgeon for treatment. Try not to worry, best of luck.

There are many reasons for you to have these symptoms, but mostly it is because you have had significant surgery & you are only in the very early days of healing.  At 1 week you should be seeing your surgeon for a review & so they should be able to advise, examine & reassure you.  If the pain ir worsening or if the skin is becoming redder then get seen as soon as possible.  Take care.

Dear Anonymous724,The feelings that you are describing are not uncommon.  Burning, or stinging around a breast augmentation incision can happen.  A visit, or call to your plastic surgeon should be made, just in case there is something more going on.  Good luck!

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.