Breast Lift post-op advice
December 12, 2009 11:10 AM Subscribe
Breast lift surgery complications... what should I do?
I had breast lift surgery last April, and I'm still experiencing pain and discomfort in my breasts. On one side the scar under the breast is 2 inches wide. I don't think that's typical, but my surgeon won't give me a straight answer.
I was under anethesia for 6 hours during the surgery (had liposuction to the upper arms as well).. and woke up vomiting severely for about 20 minutes. I think the sutures tore during that episode and that's why the scars are so wide and healing really slowly (one side still has a small weak spot that scabs over). They must have given me something to bring me out of anithesia because I could not sleep at all the night of the surgery and had some bleeding onto the pillows, even tho I was taking strong pain meds. Does this all sound typical to anyone?
I know I will have to live with the atypical scars, but I wonder how long the soreness and nipple sensitivity will last..... I cannot sleep without breast support, and still have small lesions (like small subcutaniuos boils) appearing occasionally at the incision line around the nipples. Not as bad as at first. I think they were originally related to the Kelocoat ointment that the surgeon recommended to reduce the scars (stopping the Kelocoat reduced the frequency of these eruptions). Seems to have made the scarring worse because of the eruptions.
I've looked for information on similiar outcomes on the web but found nothing. Fortunately the breast tissue is pink and healthy, and there is no numbness.
I had breast lift surgery last April, and I'm still experiencing pain and discomfort in my breasts. On one side the scar under the breast is 2 inches wide. I don't think that's typical, but my surgeon won't give me a straight answer.
I was under anethesia for 6 hours during the surgery (had liposuction to the upper arms as well).. and woke up vomiting severely for about 20 minutes. I think the sutures tore during that episode and that's why the scars are so wide and healing really slowly (one side still has a small weak spot that scabs over). They must have given me something to bring me out of anithesia because I could not sleep at all the night of the surgery and had some bleeding onto the pillows, even tho I was taking strong pain meds. Does this all sound typical to anyone?
I know I will have to live with the atypical scars, but I wonder how long the soreness and nipple sensitivity will last..... I cannot sleep without breast support, and still have small lesions (like small subcutaniuos boils) appearing occasionally at the incision line around the nipples. Not as bad as at first. I think they were originally related to the Kelocoat ointment that the surgeon recommended to reduce the scars (stopping the Kelocoat reduced the frequency of these eruptions). Seems to have made the scarring worse because of the eruptions.
I've looked for information on similiar outcomes on the web but found nothing. Fortunately the breast tissue is pink and healthy, and there is no numbness.
If you can't get a straight answer from any medical professional, a second opinion is always worth considering.
posted by runningwithscissors at 1:39 PM on December 12, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by runningwithscissors at 1:39 PM on December 12, 2009 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Thanks for your kind feedback. I did get a second opiniion from a highly experienced surgeon, and he said it was clear that the incision lines had split and healed that way. He recommended waiting till the healing was complete before doing revision surgery.
posted by ConnieL at 12:06 PM on December 30, 2009
posted by ConnieL at 12:06 PM on December 30, 2009
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I'm sorry things aren't going well for you. Can you get a second opinion from another surgeon?
posted by elsietheeel at 11:35 AM on December 12, 2009