Deformed after seroma on radiated breast

bugoffcancer

I had a bi lateral skin sparing mastectomy with expanders in June 2016, I developed a seroma in my radiated breast in January, it made my breast and chest very large, we did implant exchange and seroma draining surgery but my cleavage was not looking good afterwards, so 2 weeks later I had surgery again, this time to do scar tissue scraping and latissimus dorsi flap, and put back in an expander. I am 2 months post surgery and am depressed that my results aren't better. I look misshapen, it it higher that the other breast, my skin looks bad on my chest and on my breast I guess from scar tissue scraping, and it feels hard and tight. It's still healing but I expected much better results. I am having problems finding anyone who can relate to what I'm going through and hope to find someone who can relate.

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macb04

I am so, sorry your surgery result isn't good. I had bad infections after 2 of my fat grafting procedures, had an awful crater on my chest for months. I was messed up by radiation fibrosis, big time. My skin was like boot leather. Thick, stiff and woody. I switched PS 2 times. Then I fixed my skin with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, along with Pentoxifylline and Vitamin E. I don't know if any of that can help you. I had 15 surgeries altogether to get myself put back to almost normal. It sucks that we have so much suffering just to feel whole.

Hugs.

SCGirl50

bugoffcancer I too had a skin/nipple sparing BMX. I am about to start rads next week. Sorry about your horrible experience. I do hope you heal up well and can find some peace in all of this. I am so nervous for many reasons and my skin getting messed up so I can't be reconstructed is just one. What caused the seroma? What skin creams did you use? Any advise would be appreciated.

ChiSandy

Seromas just happen. Some people form them more often than do others and there is no way to prevent them or even predict them. You will get them or you won’t. Whenever something is surgically removed from inside, it creates a void. Nature abhors a vacuum (so does my cat), so your body fills the cavity in with fluid—much like plasma.