Breast tissue in underarm

[sexylaty]

I have a lump on my underarm.  It is not painful but it is ugly and it makes me very self conscious.  When I got pregnant it really got big and filled with milk my doctor said it was breaast tissue that traveled into my armpit and that as long as it didn't hurt it really wasn't anything to worry about.  It just looks like extra baggy skin and as a result I can't wear sleeveless tops.  I've never known anyone else who has this to ask what they think or feel.  My husband thinks if it bothers me so much I shyould have it removed.  I am scared and want to know what the health risks are.  Does anyone else have this problem?  Shat should I do about it?

[liana_og]

I feel better knowing i am not the only one. I wanted to ask if anybody knows how long does it take to recover completely from having underarm breast tissue removed?...I am planning on getting it done on my both arms, but i would like to know how long until i can go back to work? I'm a registered massage therapist.

[curry31]

I am planning on having this same surgery.  Did they tell you about how long to plan for recovery?

[Aqauriusrell26]

Hey Ladies, Im Rell I just got my ecessive breast tissue taken out on july 18,2012 and lipo on my back everything went well, the only thing is that its so swollen and its filled with fluid I had it drain once but it fill back up m now I feel lumps but I wanna know if its normal after predure

[dhampir2005]

I'm sorry? Which issue were you referring to? The axillary breast tissue? As of how things look right now with the closed dressings still on I am very happy. There is a definite improvement. However I have heard it takes a few weeks for the maximum effect to be noticed due to swelling.

[nomso]

hello i was just wondering if your issue has been resolved.

[dhampir2005]

I had my axillary breast tissue removal surgery on July 17th, 2012 which now makes me about 5 days post surgery. I was fortunate in that the surgeon I used was the head of the plastic surgery division and my entire surgery was covered by my insurance. I paid nothing out of pocket.

The day of surgery I arrived and was prepped for surgery. My surgery took a little over an hour and a half and I was put under general anesthesia. I did wake up in pain because the local anesthesia had not kicked in yet.i was given Demerol to take the edge off and was able to go home about an hour later. I was proscribed vicodin for the pain and for the first 2-3 days I took it about every 8 hours.

My dressings were closed dressings. I was not proscribed antibiotics as my surgeon informed me that he had injected antibiotics into the incision prior to suturing it shut. As a result for the first few days I had pretty bad swelling. I couldn't rest my arms against my sides the swelling was so severe. However the swelling has gone down drastically and now things look pretty good. I still have no clue what my incisions look like as they are closed dressings. I see my surgeon again on July 26th to have the dressings removed.

Overall my pain level is pretty low but I have definitely been taking it easy with no arm raising or any real lifting. So far I'm quite happy with how things look right now with the dressings on. The appearance of my armpits has I proved significantly and they no longer rub against my arms. I would recommend this surgery to anyone who is considering it.