Will it be ok to put aloe Vera straight from the plant onto my breast scar three weeks after the lumpectomy operation on my breast? The wound looks nice and clean.
Will it be ok to put aloe Vera straight from the plant onto my breast scar three weeks after the lumpectomy operation on my breast? The wound looks nice and clean.
Dear Emmie4,
My name is Liz, and I’m one of the cancer information nurse specialists on the Macmillan support line.
Thank you for reaching out for information about applying aloe vera to your wound three weeks after your breast surgery. I’m glad to hear that it is healing well.
As Macmillan is not part of the NHS, we don’t have access to your medical notes. For this reason, your treatment team are better placed to answer specific questions about wound care.
For this reason, I would suggest that you contact your clinical nurse specialist or practice nurse and discuss using aloe vera on your wound.
Take care.
Liz
Cancer Information Nurse Specialist
You can also speak with the Macmillan Support Line team of experts. Phone free on 0808 808 0000 (7 days a week, 8am-8pm) or send us an email. Ref LZD/ KM
