Should I be using peroxide to dry up my open areas on my breast reduction incisions? (Photo)

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I had my breast reduction 2wks and 2 days ago. At my 2wk appointment my surgeon removed my steri strips but under a few was small open areas where the skin didnt heal up and discharge yellowish liquid. Was said that there was no infection but to use peroxide to dry it up? Im not sure if it making them worse or not.Should I be using peroxide? If so how many times a day?

Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACS · Answer

You should probably hold off on using peroxide as this can interfere with wound healing. However, you ultimately want to check with your plastic surgeon about his/her preferred wound care regimen. There are many different ways to manage wounds and ultimately this goes hand-in-hand with clinical examination of the wound to ensure that the right products are being used. Discuss this with your plastic surgeon. #Woundhealing #Scars #BreastReduction #plasticsurgery

Tracy Kayan, MD · Answer

While some surgeons prefer peroxide to clean up open areas, I think antibiotic ointment is more gentle and may not cause as much pain. What you use completely depends on your surgeon's preference/recommendations, so I would follow what he/she says. If you notice that the areas are still not healing, then you might try another approach.

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