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Dent in nipple after fat necrosis erupted out of the scar on my left nipple (Photo)

April 14, 2017
Asked By:tania antosik in Port Saint Lucie, FL

Please can you advise me what will happen to the crater that has been left on my breast after a large lump of fat narcosis erupted out 4 months post op.

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April 16, 2017

Answer: Scar revision

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Answer: Dent in nipple after fat necrosis erupted out of the scar on my left nipple

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April 17, 2017

Answer: Dent in nipple after fat necrosis erupted out of the scar on my left nipple

Darryl J. Blinski, MD

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