I just finished the exchange part of my reconstruction after double mastectomy. I am just over 2 weeks post op. I am 5'6 116lbs. I have a 28 inch rib cage. My breasts are still swollen ( one side more than the other) so I don't know what my size will be. But they are round saline 360 and 370. I also had a fat graft from adbomen. Thank you very much
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Ben Brown, MD (license emergency restriction) says:
I am sorry to hear that you are having problems after your surgery. If the excess skin is coming from the end of your scar then this is what Plastic Surgeons refer to as "dog ears" and this usually can be easily revised with a small surgery under local anesthetic in an office, but...
In general if your BMI is greater than 34 then implant based reconstruction is associated with higher complications so I tend to look at other options for those patients. Another problem is the limited size of implant that provide appropriate size and shape with larger breast sizes. You can ...
Yes, with implant companies usually recommending MRI scans periodically every 3 years or so, perhaps further investigation would be helpful especially with a history of mastectomy.. best of luck