Scar Care - Breastcancer.org
Aug 23, 2024 · I used Embrace scar therapy (silicone sheets that stay on for 10 days) on my thyroidectomy scar. It worked really well. I asked my breast surgeon about using it on my lumpectomy and SNB scars but she told me not to bother as her plastics training meant those scars would disappear; she was right.
Scar Away Silicone bandages - incision care - Breastcancer.org
I'm having good luck with the Scar Away Silicone Scar bandages for my incision. I should have started sooner, but they are working wonders.
Pain with tissue expanders two weeks post double mastectomy
Aug 17, 2024 · Before my surgery the doctor showed me the expander. It is a hard plastic thingy, not at all looking like any type of silicone or salin implant. So I was totally expecting that this would be how it feels, what you all described. I had my surgery on 8/26/24. Spent two nights in the hospital, and after that was on Tylenol for a week.
Starting Chemo May and June 2024 Support Thread - Page 12
Jul 31, 2024 · There is also a tape you can buy that is impregnated with silicone and cut it to fit the scar (it looks like bandaid tape). I’m going to start using that as soon as my incision site heals. I think it’ll be more effective since it keeps the silicone in place 24/7 and it blocks the sun from hitting the scar while I’m in the pool.
One step implant procedure with Alloderm - Anyone? - Page 100
My surgeon said we can get lots of lumps from scar tissue or even a piece of a stitch slipping away. She said my small lump is in the skin and will check it in three months, probably scar tissue. My large one is definitely a hematoma. Don't worry …
BREAST IMPLANT SIZING 101 — Breastcancer.org
1. Your height, weight, ribcage circumferece (measuring under the bra line or under the tissue expanders with a measuring tape). 2. If you DO have tissue expanders already, we need to know the exact style of TE (Mentor, Allergan, Sientra, SSP) AND the volume - the mfr's recommended volume, NOT your current fill volume.
Implants...does your "foobs" get itchy!!! — Breastcancer.org
My nipples never itched and never were a problem. It ihas been 2 years now, and underneath itches so bad that I am up in the middle of the night researching this.I had a lollipop procedure. However it is not my scar that itches. It is the skin underneath where the underwire hits. It itches all the way across, except for the spot where the scar is.
How much does surgical scar tissue change over the years?
Feb 12, 2024 · They found a 16x8x7 mm mass that is more solid than the others with indistinct margins at 2:30. My previous mass was at 3:00. Apparently the radiologist noted "potential post surgical changes" aka scar tissue as a possible cause but I still have to have a biopsy.
Summer/Fall 2024 Radiation Support thread — Breastcancer.org
Jul 31, 2024 · The other things I learned about post-lumpectomy that were helpful were to use ScarAway silicone sheets on the scar site (after your 2 week post-op, and with your doctor's permission) — it really does help with scar healing and 3 different doctors commented on how well it was healing.
Who has had both implants and DIEP? — Breastcancer.org
I had a direct to implant BMX with 535cc silicone implants in October 2021, followed by radiation on my left side in June 2022. I had fat grafting in June 2023 to try and break up/loosen the radiated tissue, with limited success. My chest feels heavy, cold, and tight, especially on my radiated side. My boobs look fantastic, but I'm ...