I had my pre-op yesterday for my breast reduction and was told I can’t wear make-up or lotion. The hospital facility is roughly an hour drive there, and since I have fair and superrr dry skin, I’m not excited about not being able to wear a light sunscreen that will help my skin stay moisturized and protected for the nearly 7 hours I’ll be there. Will it be okay to wear the sunscreen or is it really THAT risky to do so?
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The extra tissue or "dog ears" will definitely flatten and improve with time. If there is any residual excess tissue after full healing and maturation, it can generally be removed as a simple office procedure.
At four days post-op, it is too soon to determine what the final outcome of your surgery will be. You are still in the very early postoperative period, and you will notice changes as you heal. Without even seeing photos, it is reasonable to say that you have swelling that will decrease with time...
Plastic surgery scars require attention after surgery so that they remain cosmetically-appealing and barely noticeable. In our office, we use a protocol for scars that minimizes their activity in the 6-8 weeks after surgery. If you have late plastic surgery scars, you may also require laser and...
