Tiny holes after lumpectomy

28pregnantandscared · April 2021

Hi everyone,

I'm not sure if photos are allowed here if the nipple is covered, but I am concerned about my breast after my lumpectomy last Tuesday.

I took the bandage off last night, and a little below the incision site there are about six tiny holes or dimples that look like puncture wounds.

Is this normal or did anyone else experience this? I have a picture of it if it's allowed...

Thank you!

edj3 · April 2021

Guessing you also had your sentinel node(s) removed--those might be from the dye injection which traces the lymph drainage for your breast so that your surgeon gets just the sentinel node or nodes.

28pregnantandscared · April 2021

No I didn't have that

I'm pregnant so they couldn't do the dye or remove any nodes. Just the lump..

edj3 · April 2021

Then if I were you, I'd send that question to either the nurse navigator or your breast surgeon through the online portal. It's the best way to get to the bottom of those.

Beesie · April 2021

Disappearring stitches, perhaps?

edj3 · April 2021

Was wondering that too. I will say after mine, I had surgical glue in odd places (and it was a weird color, looked so much like an incision I thought I had 2 sentinel node incisions), and my biopsy site showed more even though it was no where near the LX.

AliceBastable · April 2021

My first thought was dissolving stitches, too.

28pregnantandscared · April 2021

Thank you everyone!

I am seeing my surgeon tomorrow to confirm, but she says they are tiny holes from the local anaesthetic and the tiny scope that went into locate the tumour. She said she'll still examine it anyway just to rule out any signs of infection.

Really scared me!! Praying that's all it is.

Tiny holes after lumpectomy

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