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Got burned - literally. Know the risks

UPDATED FROM jenjen2021
22 days post

It's a 3rd degree burn

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jenjen2021
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So I went to a plastic surgeon today who verified it is definitely a full thickness third degree burn.
:( He also said it would take months to heal. The yellow area is dead tissue. Depending upon how it heals I may have to end up having it excised. I asked him how painful it would be and he said that no amount of pain medicine would be enough for him to remove the eschar and I'd have to be put to sleep and then surgically close up the area. I hope that it doesn't come to that. I am at least thankful that the burn wasn't somewhere easily seen like my abdomen or outside leg.
While he was inspecting me he made the comment here's one stab wound and another. It was obvious he was judging the skillset of the doctor who performed the procedure. He said getting burned is very rare and should not have happened. He knew exactly how it happened but didn't go into extreme detail. He only looked frustrated at the results of my procedure

So at least now I have answers to my questions and hopefully now I can move forward with getting this healed up. I'll post pictures in a couple of weeks. Maybe more swelling will have gone down. :)

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February 27, 2016
I'm so sorry you're going through this! At least you found a better ps to help you out. Are you planning to sue to help pay for possible reconstruction? I'm not huge into litigation in general, but feel you shouldn't have to pay for someone else's mistakes either
March 12, 2016
Sorry to hear what happen to you but you are not alone I got burn too and my doctor act the same way but truth be told he knew exactly what it was.
March 22, 2016
Omg I'm so sorry to hear this happened to you. I didn't see any mention of your doctors name? That would really help us out to know, thanks. Good luck with your recovery and I'm glad you've found someone to help you get better :)
April 3, 2016
Goodness this is awful for you, where did you have this done, know to avoid this surgeon or clinic!!
I'm the same as you having had full lipo 14 years ago and now considering vasel lipo as its a quicker recovery and looks like it should do the job for me.
Thanks for putting this info on here. X
February 17, 2017
I'm sorry to hear this. I have burned in my vaser areas as well. Skin is red and swollen. Not as serious as a third degree burn but due to the large area I'm constantly trying in pain. Like a bad sun burn and the skin is hot to the touch. My PS to give it time and it will heal but I feel your pain. You pay to look better and in the end you have so many complications. Hang in there and hopefully over time it will resolve.
UPDATED FROM jenjen2021
21 days post

Burn looks worse to me.

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I went to another doctor last Friday who said it was infected. They gave me antibiotics and more antibiotic cream and silvadene. Today I'm at a Wound Center and they are sending me to a plastic surgeon bc they aren't familiar with cosmetic burns and were confused as to how I could have been burned like I am. :( I'm just ready for all this to be over with. On the plus side the dressing they used today is way more comfortable. I'll update what I find out tomorrow.

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UPDATED FROM jenjen2021
14 days post

Day 15

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i can see swelling going down but the burn is agonizing. It never stops hurting. At times it feels like a bee sting. I don't feel like I was given proper instruction for a burn and instead of better I think it looks worse. I don't feel as weak today but I'm still not 100%. I showed my best friend, who is an RN my burn and she freaked. So tomorrow I'm going to another doctor to get this looked at. If I could give any advice at this point it would be to know the risks and if you're not being sedated by at least twilight don't do it. No wonder I was in such pain. I wonder how hot it actually gets during the procedure :( also get a doctor who is a general surgeon or even better a board certified plastic surgeon.

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February 18, 2016
Terrible burn. Sorry.
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February 18, 2016
Thanks for the replies. At first I thought I was being a bit ridiculous posting every couple of days but I thought I don't want anyone to have this happen and not understand the risks fully. I know things can and do happen but still...
February 18, 2016
That's awful . Make sure you put your complaint I'm writing to the clinic so it is investigated as that's not acceptable.