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janb
janb Member Posts: 28
edited June 2014 in Living Without Reconstruction After a Mastectomy

Hi All -- I have the extra skin (tissue, etc) under my arms (dog ears). Has anyone had this removed . Would you be so kind to tell me what it in-voled and did your surgeon remove them or did you go to a plastic surgeon . Thanks Janet

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  • Deirdre1
    Deirdre1 Member Posts: 1,461
    edited August 2009

    Hi - yes I had "dog ears" and the plastic surgeon revised them - it was a very easy procedure.  He numbed up the area and made a cleaner cut as well as used very fine stitches so that the healing was more "laid down" than originally.  I was wide awake and it was no worse than having a tooth filled.. Good luck oh and by the way the breasts look much better after the "dog ears" went bye bye!!!

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  • cookymkr
    cookymkr Member Posts: 82
    edited August 2009

    this is good to know that they can be removed. I have them too. PS used lipo on them during the exchange from TE to implants, but they are not completely gone. He mentioned maybe having to just excise them off, but was concerned about another scar. Who's gonna see them? Probably not too many, afterall I am 51.

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  • janie-r
    janie-r Member Posts: 19
    edited August 2009

    Hi All -  What do you mean by dog ears?  I had left breast removed and am stuck with a ridge underneath the incision and 2 fat globules under the left arm.  In fact the incision goes thru the fatty tissue and just kind of hangs there.  The nurse, bra fitter and physical therapist all said that I look normal or better as compared to other patients that had this done.

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  • Erica3681
    Erica3681 Member Posts: 1,916
    edited August 2009

    janie-r,

    Hi again. You do not need to have ridges or globs of fat after a mastectomy. You could probably have this revised by a plastic surgeon if it bothers you a lot. I have a flat symmetrical chest, with straight incisions and no extra skin or fat.

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  • starzhere
    starzhere Member Posts: 162
    edited August 2009

    ITA with Erica.  My chest looks great.  I don't understand how these surgeons get away with leaving women with less than nice looking chests.  It's as though they think if you're not having reconstruction, then you don't care how you look.

    ~elaine~

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