Breast Reduction Gone Bad Question Posted: 08-26-05 18:05pm
I just had breast reduction surgery done.
My doctor failed to tell me that he
removed my nipples during surgery. So
here it was 4 weeks later, after seeing
him 2 times a week, a scab came off one of
my nipples after taking a bath and there
was no nipple. I screamed! Where is
it? Where is it? Oh my god, my worst
nightmare! He didn't even tell me that
he removed them. I am so angry at my
doctor. I have lost a big part of what
makes me feel like a woman. Its only
been a few days since I found out that
they are gone and while searching the
internet, I can't find anyone else this
has happend too. I asked him why he
took them off and he said he thought it
was the best thing to do at the time. I
am so confused and sad over this. Does
anyone know why a Dr. Would remove your
nipples and keep the areole?
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KellyR
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 90
Posted: 09-02-05 08:43am
I'm sorry to say but this is really
stupid. The fact that he removed you
nipples I mean. It is true that the
nipple and areola are removed from the
skin during such surgery but they are
placed afterwards. Your doctor not
placing your nipple back is definetly
wrong...I believe you can sue him for
that. It is not professional.
Furthermore he is not allowed to do
anything without your approval unless it
is a life threatening situation. And it
wasn't in your case. What? What if he
had done a mastectomy? Would he have
motivated that he felt like doing that?
Maybe he was tired and wanted to go home
early? This can't be. You can't allow
that. Talk to him and ask for reasons to
why he has done this. Sue him if not and
with the money go to a real doctor and try
to have your nipples made. I believe it
can be done. I just don't know how much
you will feel afterwards.
Good luck!
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caylbaby
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Aug 2005 Posts: 4
I Seen My Doctor Posted: 09-02-05 16:21pm
He said that he cut my nipples down during
surgery. I went to another Dr. For a
second opinion and he told me that "we
(plastic surgeons) don't cut down the
nipple for any reason. When I told him
that my Dr. Did, he again said "no. This
is not done". He was no help or comfort
at all. He seemed mad that I was even
complaining. He said that not everyone
is happy and I should be satisfied with
what I have. That plastic surgery isn't
always perfect and some people just can't
be satisfied.
Thank you for all of your suggestions and
support.
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KellyR
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 90
Posted: 09-03-05 01:57am
I'm sorry to hear that. But it is wrong!
Ok, so they don't cut down the nipples for
any reason..Ok....But what was your
doctor's reason??? Why did he consider it
to be the best thing at the time? He gave
you no reason at all...I'm afraid the
doctors' watch each others backs...Because
I can't understand otherwise...
Try going back to your doctor and ask for
a good reason. Or try going to a third
doctor to get an opinion. This is way too
twisted. When they do breast surgery they
cut the areola and nipple from the skin
but they are not completely removed....And
then a hole is made in the place where it
should be after the skin being stretched
and placed back....I can't possibly
understand how the nipples became
removed...It's stupid.
Seriously, try talking to your doctor and
getting a third opinion. And ask about
nipple reconstruction.
Good luck!
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caylbaby
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Aug 2005 Posts: 4
Re: Breast Reduction Gone Bad Question Posted: 11-15-05 22:27pm
caylbaby
wrote:
i just had breast reduction
surgery done. My doctor failed to tell
me that he removed my nipples during
surgery. So here it was 4 weeks later,
after seeing him 2 times a week, a scab
came off one of my nipples after taking a
bath and there was no nipple. I
screamed! Where is it? Where is it?
Oh my god, my worst nightmare! He
didn't even tell me that he removed them.
I am so angry at my doctor. I have
lost a big part of what makes me feel like
a woman. Its only been a few days
since I found out that they are gone and
while searching the internet, I can't find
anyone else this has happend too. I
asked him why he took them off and he said
he thought it was the best thing to do at
the time. I am so confused and sad
over this. Does anyone know why a Dr.
Would remove your nipples and keep the
areole?
:(
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tupperbaby24
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Location: California
Breast Reduction Posted: 09-10-06 03:02am
Wow. I thought mine was bad, sorry. My
name is kristina and I am 28 from
california. I had a breast reduction
3yrs. Ago and suffered many
complications. My surgeon was supposed
to remove the nipples during the surgery
and re-apply them st the end of the
procedure. He claims that 15min. Before
surgery I told him to do it keeping the
blood flow attached during surgery (which
I didn't). I chose the first method sice
it had the greatest chance of survival for
me. To make a rather long story short.
Within the first two weeks I had lost both
nipples and my insisian was seperating
(about 8in. On one side and 6in. On the
other)and much of my remaining tissue was
falling out and dying off.
I now have no nipples, no remaining breast
tissue, severe pain from the nerve damage,
depression and lots of mental issues
surounding all of it. I am currently in
the middle of a case against the doctor
who denies any responsibility, and claims
it is because I did not take extra viamin
c for the first two weeks after surgery.
We are heading to trial this month and
although having a financial win would be
nice, I just want to make him suffer a
little and make him understant and feel
helpless like me for just a moment.
I am trully sorry you had to go through
all that you have, but it is nice to know
that at least I am not completely alone in
this. If you do decide to persue this in
court, be sure to contact me. I have the
best expert witness in california on my
side (which I found when my lawyer went
off my case for awhile). Even if you are
not in california he has handled cases in
other states and I am sure he would be
interested in your case and would be a
possitive addition if you need him.
Once again sorry,
hope to hear from you soon
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HollyG
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 1
Posted: 10-30-06 18:44pm
I'm sorry for all of your bad experiences.
I too had problems with a breast
reduction. About 4 hours after the
surgery, my right breast began blowing up
like a balloon. After calling the
doctor's office 3 times, they finally
agreed I should come back in.
The doctor said he couldn't wait for his
anesthesiologist to get back to the
office. He needed to open my breast back
up asap to relieve the pressure. I can't
tell you how horrifying it was. I gushed
about a pint of blood when he pulled out
the stitches. He said several large
blood clots had formed and he needed to
redo the surgery.
After about 1 hour of paging his
anesthesiologist (who never returned), he
called the hospital and told them send one
over. (just across the street) the
anesthesiologist did not want to put me
back to sleep unless I was in the
hospital. The plastic surgeon finally
talked him into it. I was scared
stiff....But way too out of it already to
object.
A couple days after he said the blood flow
was not good to my nipple and I almost
lost it. He wanted to do another surgery
immediately to remove it. I said no.
I told him that I wanted to wait and that
if any more surgery was to be done that I
wanted it done in the hospital. The
extra day saved my nipple from being
removed permanently.
My breasts are still extremely sensitive a
year & a half after surgery. The
scaring isn't too bad, but when I lift my
arm, there is a noticable dent under my
breast. They are also mostly
numb....Even tho I get terrible itching
from nerve damage.
I've contemplated a law suit......Mainly
due to the trauma of removing the stitches
without anesthesia. And i'm also a cup
size smaller than what I asked for. I
have also suffered from some depression
since.
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athene
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 7 Location: United States
Posted: 11-01-06 09:51am
That sounds awful - i'm so sorry!!! you should
definitely try to get some sort of
compensation. That Dr. Sounds totally
irresponsible.
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maralovesyou
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Oct 2006 Posts: 15 Location: tallahassee, florida
My Plastic Surgery Gone Bad. Posted: 11-01-06 11:16am
Hey. I had a breast reduction also. A
year and a half ago. They didnt really
warn me about the whole nipple
process...Well they cut them down, and
they completely screwed up my nipples
also. One is bigger than the other, the
shape is out uneven, and they just look
horrible. Im looking ot get mine fixed
soon, its just been hard for me to want to
undergo another plastic surgery when
everythin with my breast reduction went
wrong.
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Tamara Miller
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Middleburg, FL
Re: My Plastic Surgery Gone Bad. Posted: 12-03-06 21:15pm
Sorry to hear about all these awful
stories. I too had a reduction done due
to health reasons and it turned out to be
awful. I to want to get the problem fixed
but am scared now! I have two different
size breast now and the nipple thing well
I have lost part of one of mine do to an
infection I recv. It took me on the third
call to get them to see me back at the
doctors office telling them that I didnt
like I was seeing. I have nipples that
point in different directions and I am a
hell of alot smaller then what I had asked
for. I went from a "ddd" to a "a" on one
side and a "b" on the other side.....Talk
about depression well that has happened to
me ...Someone needs to get these
doctors!!!
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bowles
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Posts: 1 Location: KY
My Reduction Gone Bad Posted: 01-05-07 13:13pm
I had a breast reduction done may 2006. I
thought it was going to be the most
wonderful thing I had ever done for
myself. Boy was I wrong !!!! The
surgery it self was bad enough, then to
have bad results? My nipples
( though I still have sensation in then)
sit extremely high. I ask my Dr. About
my nipple placement, and his answer was
that I had "bottomed out". I don't know
exactly what that means, but a week later
he performed additional surgery in his
office under local anesthetic and removed
a strip of skin( no tissue) to pull the
nipples down. Not only would I not get
completely numb, but I left his office
with almost 90 stitches. The nipples are
still all screwed up, and I am very flat.
I wanted to be pain free and I am, now it
is a mental pain. I look like a freak !!!
I am looking into having more surgery
(by a different Dr.) to correct this. I
hope all goes better this time.
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AngelzEyez
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Hawaii
Should I Be Worried? Posted: 02-02-07 03:33am
Hello ladies:
i am deeply sorry about what you have been
going thru. You will remain in my
prayers. I just had my breast reduction
about 3 weeks ago. And, I am only 5'0
tall and went from a "ff" to a "d". My
breast size turned out good and both my
nibbles are still attached. But, I
noticed on my right breast that the
vertical incision is beginning to separate
approx. 1 inch or less. The left breast
is healing fabulous. But, I am concerned
about the separation. Is this one of the
risks??? I
wasn't sure??? I am kinda worried. But,
overall, I am pleased with the results so
far. It was instant relief in my
shoulders, neck and back. I was more
concerned about my health & well
being. If anyone can let me know that
would be greatly appreciated. Thanks....
Muah
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dejahsdb
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 3 Location: ohio
Hmmm Posted: 03-06-07 00:53am
I feel for all of you, I do... But it is
our responsibility to find responsible
dr's, w/ experience... I made sure I had
mine done by one of the best in Ohio.... I
do have a separation in my incisions on my
boobs one's up to my nipple on the right,
left isn't bad. I thought i had an
infection turns out I don't eat enough
protein... I've never heard of stitches
for a reduction, my dr used this glue
stuff, which after a month is still on
part of my incission that hasn't healed
all the way yet.. I am still so sore right
now, plus i lifted my daughter so i bet i
ripped it open doing that.... My boobs
look great but it'll take some getting
used to... nipples are supposed to be
pointed a bit away, hard to explain what I
mean... Mine are kinda round yet a little
pointy, but very perky, i hope i can use
some scar treatment soon.... Good luck
everyone..
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louixx
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 9
Posted: 04-13-07 11:45am
i should not have read this i had my
reduction 2 weeks ago and do not have much
pain i my doctor went through everything
with me even down to the removal of the
nipple and then reattaching it is this
noral that there is not alot of pain ofr
could i still be abit numb
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AlexisF
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 1 Location: CA
Posted: 05-30-07 10:40am
I recently had a breast reduction and I
have the same things going on.
I was not aware at all that my nipples
would be removed. When the procedure was
done, the doctor told me that the blood
flow was not good to my right nipple. He
told me that he was unable to reattach the
nipple, and that I only had the one on my
left still on! I was furious, and the only
thing he said was that he could take it
off or leave it there. There was no way to
reattach it.
He also told me that there's around a 75%
failure rate of these procedures. It's not
very safe at all and usually women are not
only dissatisfied with the results, they
usually bear a large amount of pain
afterwards.
I am not happy and I'm currently trying to
bring this to court. There is no reason
for this. If only they would have told me
this stuff beforehand, I would never have
had it in the first place. None of this
was worth getting my breasts smaller.
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bumblebee25
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 1
Nipple Graft Reduction Posted: 09-07-07 18:29pm
I'm so sorry that you ladies have had such
a horrible time with your surgeries. I am
in the process of having surgery, but I'm
trying to collect as much data as I can.
I was wondering about the procedure that
resulted in the loss of the nipples. Was
is a nipple graft reduction? I know that
those procedures actually remove the
nipple and then reattach it, rather than
leaving the pedicle and simply moving it.
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Tammy Bage
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Dec 2007 Posts: 1
Bad Breast Reduction Posted: 12-25-07 22:56pm
I had always wanted to have a breast lift
and reduction. I was always larger than
my friends and after having kids I was
just sagging. I had my first reduction and
lift on Tuesday, June 26th. I returned to
the dr's office on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday and then my doctor left on a 2 week
vacation. By July 2nd I knew something was
wrong because the incisions began to turn
black and hurt. I went to the office for
the nurses to evaluate and they said it
was normal. I ended up in the ER, on a
Saturday, for a bag of antibiotics and a
cleaning, all the while the nurses and
doctors are talking with my surgeon that
is still on vacation. I took pictures with
my phone and sent them to my surgeon and
nurses and demanded I see another plastic
surgeon on Monday morning. I saw a new
doctor on Monday, he screamed at my doctor
for not coming back and taking care of me.
The second surgeon removed the stitches
and told be to come back on Thursday for a
second surgery. I WAS TERRIFIED. Well I
didn't make it to Thursday because Tuesday
morning both breasts look like they had
exploded. I went in to the see the nurses
at the first surgeons office and when they
saw me they immediately sent pictures to
the doctor and then he finally flew in and
did the second surgery on me July 7th. Now
I have two different size breasts,
horrible scaring and they look ugly. After
the second surgery I had a spot under my
left breast that didn't close. My doctor
said it would heal in about 2-3 months and
released me. I went to see my PCP who sent
me straight to wound care. I went to wound
care for 8 weeks. Then it was determined
that I was allergic to the stitches inside
me and that had caused more infections and
scar tissue. I had steroids that made me
gain 30 pounds, 11 rounds of antibiotics
and an extra $4,000 in medical bills that
I had not anticipated. The surgery was a
real dissappointment. I really feel that I
should be compensated for the extra
expenses.
WOuld you believe the nurses in the
surgeons office said,"You don't know how
lucky you are that dr----left his vacation
to come back and take care of you." Oh
PLease! He came back to try and avoid a
lawsuit. I had a staph infection and I
could have died!
Tammy in Texas City
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mbethg
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Sep 2008 Posts: 1
Contracted Life Treatning Infection After Breast Reduction Posted: 09-20-08 20:54pm
Has anyone contracted an infection after
their breast reduction surgery?