I'm having an excisional biopsy next week. I will be put to sleep. The mass is about 2.5 cm. Will my breast be disfigured?
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Hi Alexis! FIRST! a BIG HUG!!!! And my best wishes for the outcome and your future health~!
NOW I want you to look at the top of your thumb -from the 1st crease to the top of you thumb that is about an inch or about this _____________ long! When they do a biopsy it is usually a circle - so they can stich it up better! IF you look at a piece of material and try to figure out how to gut out a hole and then put it back together with no puckering they will be do ing the same for your breast!
So what will happen is they will cut longer that the mass - take that out, test around the edges to see IF there is any cancerous cells - then when they get the all clear they so it back up into a straight line again, so this time you are looking at a scar like this
_______________________________ Within a month of the incision, you should hardly see where they made the incision! The good thing is that your cysts is small 2.5 cm or an inch and under is usally ALL taken out! IF it is larger they only take a small amount! So this way the WHOLE dam thing will be gone!
Buy some non soap cleanser - for the area after (when they tell you to wash etc) or there is an antiseptic wash called Teraseptic - this is a GREAT wash for incisions! I have had MANY biopsies lately on my face! These surgeons know what they are doing honey!
So GOOD LUCK, HEALTH! And ALL the best wishes I can muster for you! My fingers are crossed and please let me know how you make out OK?
Also know another thing! When they found an "Odd Scar" on my breasts they were about to do a biopsy, but couldn't because my breasts are HUGEEE!!!!! :$ 8-| So they did the mammogram then an ultrasound and what the TOP specialist in my province told me was "The More and MORE technology we have, which provides more and more pictures and images, they are seeing things they NEVER saw before, making them think "Is this cancer or not?!' The only way to play it safe IS to go in with a lumpectomy and see! Granted IF there isn't anything, you are mad that your breast was messed with! BUT if there was something and they found it SO early and it was 100% treatable it's ALL done and dusted, wouldn't you be greatful?" Many lumpectomies etc are VERY controversial lately because of that fact of seeing MORE than they ever did before! Do you poke the sleeping bear or not?!! That's the question right!? I would rather poke it and see if it is asleep before walking apst it! So good luck honey!
NOW I want you to look at the top of your thumb -from the 1st crease to the top of you thumb that is about an inch or about this _____________ long! When they do a biopsy it is usually a circle - so they can stich it up better! IF you look at a piece of material and try to figure out how to gut out a hole and then put it back together with no puckering they will be do ing the same for your breast!
So what will happen is they will cut longer that the mass - take that out, test around the edges to see IF there is any cancerous cells - then when they get the all clear they so it back up into a straight line again, so this time you are looking at a scar like this
_______________________________ Within a month of the incision, you should hardly see where they made the incision! The good thing is that your cysts is small 2.5 cm or an inch and under is usally ALL taken out! IF it is larger they only take a small amount! So this way the WHOLE dam thing will be gone!
Buy some non soap cleanser - for the area after (when they tell you to wash etc) or there is an antiseptic wash called Teraseptic - this is a GREAT wash for incisions! I have had MANY biopsies lately on my face! These surgeons know what they are doing honey!
So GOOD LUCK, HEALTH! And ALL the best wishes I can muster for you! My fingers are crossed and please let me know how you make out OK?
Also know another thing! When they found an "Odd Scar" on my breasts they were about to do a biopsy, but couldn't because my breasts are HUGEEE!!!!! :$ 8-| So they did the mammogram then an ultrasound and what the TOP specialist in my province told me was "The More and MORE technology we have, which provides more and more pictures and images, they are seeing things they NEVER saw before, making them think "Is this cancer or not?!' The only way to play it safe IS to go in with a lumpectomy and see! Granted IF there isn't anything, you are mad that your breast was messed with! BUT if there was something and they found it SO early and it was 100% treatable it's ALL done and dusted, wouldn't you be greatful?" Many lumpectomies etc are VERY controversial lately because of that fact of seeing MORE than they ever did before! Do you poke the sleeping bear or not?!! That's the question right!? I would rather poke it and see if it is asleep before walking apst it! So good luck honey!
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Thank you bambi :-) you really made me feel a lot better.I'm only 18 and I was worried that it would disfigure it. Anyways thanks so much for your answer!
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You're welcome honey! Also do you drink a lot of caffeine or pop? These are also known to increase lumps/masses in women! And know that for someone SO young as yourself the dreaded C is VERY rare indeed almost never heard of so don't worry about all that OK? And ask as many questions that you need answered! Write them down 1. what if's, etc, et, etc,! IF they will be taking more than an inch ask if there will be a dent or if there is any reconstruction etc. YOU are in charge, so if you want to ask 50 quesitons ASK and GET the answers OK? BIG HUG Honey!
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