I had my surgery on January the eighth and it is now the twenty first. My Surgeon said to cover all incisions with vaseline and gauze and I’ve been doing that every night after I shower since surgery, but he didn’t say for how long to do it for. I am having no drainage but I’m wondering if it’s okay to stop the dressings now? Or should I keep doing it to keep everything moist. He said the Vaseline would aid the scars.
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I tell patients that I like for them to have a sports bra or soft compression bra after a reduction procedure. My other rule is no underwires for at least one month postop to make sure the crease incision is well-healed.
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Sometimes a suture does not dissolve and makes its way to the surface. Reach out to your surgeon to have it looked at. Best wishes!
A breast can be made as small as you want it to be. The main limitation however is the ability to safely keep the relocated nipple alive. In extreme cases it is possible to remove the nipple as a graft and the breast can be made any size and the nipple is sutured back on. This is generally...
