Throw away account.

I am two months post-op reduction on right, lift both, 405cc implants on both. Considerable ptosis from a decade of weightloss. I'm 59 and have extreme laxity all over.

My areolas didn't heal as desired almost from the beginning. Current stage is wet to dry packing twice per day, seeing surgeon 2x per week for debridement to encourage healthy growth. In a few weeks he will decide between full-blown reconstruction type surgery or if I can grown more healthy tissue to fill in, will do simpler grafting/nipple reconstruction. Second option feels like it's fading away. 😢

I'm scared of infection so watching all the signs closely, my surgeon checks in constantly and shared his cell number. He's does reconstruction after mastectomies as a common part of his practice, has done thousands of BAs, has excellent reviews and is very popular and respected in my city. He seems genuinely stunned by this outcome as I have no factors to suggest this as a greater risk for me than any other person who is healthy, works out, doesn't drink, no alcohol, never smoked, no history of would issues, etc. The rest of my incisions (360°) are perfection. 

Can anyone provide any hope? I'm trying so hard to be strong, but I cry all the time. I did this to relieve back pain (I was bigger before) and to look better in my clothes. I'm really scared.

Pic 1 before first debridement. Pic 2 a couple days later.

Thank you.

Wounds after BA: Can anyone offer a positive perspective?