Anyone have fat necrosis after breast reconstruction?

Posted by mari @mari, Jun 4, 2020

Anyone have Necrosis after reconstruction after mastechomy ? Please advise.

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@laparker

Has anyone had experience with fat necrosis in the reconstructed tissue?

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@laparker, welcome. As you probably know, fat necrosis is a benign (not cancer) condition that most commonly develops after an injury or trauma to the breast tissue, like surgery or radiation. A lump can form if an area of fatty breast tissue is damaged, for example during a biopsy or surgery. Necrosis is a medical term that describes damaged or dead tissue. But heck, justing hearing the words lump, trauma and damage can send one into a tailspin, right?

As @tessspike shared, sometimes it will be removed to make sure the lump is fat necrosis. Oten no treatment is necessary because it will go away on its own. @trixie1313 and @char820 may have experiences to add.

Laparker, when did you discover the fat necrosis? Has the surgeon suggested observing it or removal?

@bluebird70, was necrosis mentioned as a possibility in your case?

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@laparker

Has anyone had experience with fat necrosis in the reconstructed tissue?

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Hi @colleenyoung. Yes he mentioned necrosis, mentioned could be something was left behind from surgery, and that it was suspicious enough to warrant the biopsy. They will do the needle first to see if they can draw fluid from it and if not then the biopsy. He said I would not have found it myself it was the ultra sound that picked it up. He said it was about 6 cm. My original cancer was 2 cm Invasive ductile cancer and very close to the chest wall and grade 3 with no lymph node involvement. My onco score was 51. I am still trying to keep a positive attitude here. Can’t do anything about it until it slaps you in the face🙂. I will keep you posted. Not sure how long it will take to get the results? I am in Canada 🇨🇦

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I was diagnosed with far necrosis and haven’t had surgery or an injury? I was given antibiotics but they didn’t seem to work? Any advice? I did have a biopsy done and there thankfully no cancer! Will this eventually lead to cancer?

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I have a large amount of fat necrosis in both breasts after my lumpectomy in the right one and the following reduction in both. I’m told they aren’t problematic but I’d like more information and assessment.
Jas

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