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[-] Catoblepas 17 points 2 years ago

Yep, lifting your arms can stretch the scars out and/or distort the nipple (if you've had nipple grafts) due to the skin being pulled at as it heals, that's how my surgeon explained it to me anyway. The amount of time to not lift your arms depends on the type of surgery I think? For me (double incision) it was 6 weeks of T-rex arms.

[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

Six WEEKS??? I would have to strap my arms down in case I forgot lol

[-] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago

That's not necessary because it fucking hurts when you do forget, lol.

[-] Lemongrab@lemmy.one 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And then using scar cream and sunscreen religiously to avoid UV exposure and to sensitive scare tissue.

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