Sore spot on my breast approx a week post-op. Surgeon unavailable, what do I do?

Great question!  Being only 6 days after surgery, patients can have small areas of bruising, swelling, or sore spots in various areas of the breast.  I would bring this to the attention of the office and see your surgeon when he gets back in town, but sounds pretty normal for this stage in recovery.Best of luck and hope this information helps!
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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Call your plastic surgeon's office.   He/She will have someone covering their patients.  You might initially speak to their nurse.  If she can handle the problem - great.  If not, she will contact the surgeon or arrange for someone covering his emergencies to see you

An important concern. There can be asymmetric pain after breast augmentation during the early healing phase. Pain alone is not a reliable sign of having a problem. However if you see a significant difference between the breasts or a large purple looking area on one side, that would be a sign of concern. Your plastic surgeon likely has someone covering for them and if you have any of those worrying signs, I would call them.
Best wishes,
Dr. Jan

Congratulations on your recent surgery !  Typically patients are sore after surgery with the pocket formation and muscle tightness.  A specific area of the breast that is tender to touch should be evaluated by a physician.  Your plastic surgeon should have a covering physician that you should be able to see for an evaluation.  Good luck.

Hi!
It sounds very normal at this stage of recovery, I think you would be safe to wait and see your surgeon when they come back. Good luck!

Thanks for your question.   9 days is still quite early after surgery.  I would expect that you would still have some pain and swelling at this point.  As long as the situation is not getting worse,  I would not be too alarmed.  You should be alert to look for signs of infection such as fever, redness or drainage.  Even if your surgeon is on vacation, they should have a system in place for patients to have questions like this answered.  They likely have someone in the office that can screen these questions and contact your surgeon if they feel it is necessary.  Hope that helps. 

Great question! It is entirely normal to notice different kinds of pain after surgery, especially with you stop taking pain meds and start moving more. The things that you need to look for signs of immediate complications, like sudden changes in size, fevers, intense pain, exposed implant, overall malaise. Don't be afraid to reach again to the office because even if the surgeon is not, they have lots of experience with post-operative care. Good luck! 

You are very early in your healing and it is normal to have swelling, bruising, and different pains.  Even though your surgeon is out of the office you should be able to reach out to his staff and they should be able to guide you.  They would rather hear from you even if it ends up being nothing to make sure.  Don't be afraid to reach out.  They are there to help you at any time.Best of luck!

Sore spots are quite normal, especially being only a week post op.  This could just be from general swelling and bruising from surgery.  If you are very concerned, there should be someone at your surgeons office for you to see, but the soreness should resolve with time.

Hello and thank you for your question. Because of the small area that is tender, this is likely not anything too concerning. In general, I ask my patients to look for overall increasing swelling/size of their breasts or worsening bruising or increasing pain that is more generalized in nature. A small tender spot is less likely to be anything dangerous, although I would recommend that you be seen by someone in the office. Usually you should be able to be seen by someone even if your surgeon is out of town. I hope that everything worked out well and that you are happy with your results.

Thank you for your question. Being that you are 9 days post op from a breast augmentation, I would recommend you contact your surgeon’s office. Normally, if we are away from our office, we would have a covering physician on call for our patient’s concerns. It may be that you need to be seen for a post operative infection. I would rather have you see someone in the next day rather than wait and have a worse problem and see your surgeon 8 days later. I hope this helps!!