Hi everyone, I had a mastectomy with implant reconstruction 2 weeks ago, and I have to wear a surgical bra for at least 6 weeks day and night. The problem is I got contact dermatitis from the pressure dressings and my skin is still red and inflamed along the breast crease, with some blistering. I’ve been putting soft handkerchiefs under my bra band but the stitching is still rubbing the sore area. In fact all of my bras have stitching along the bra band elastic which damages my skin further - I’m sure it wouldn’t seem rough if my skin was intact, but it isn’t. Today I noticed a small area which has ulcerated so I’ve put a blister plaster on it (I hope the contact dermatitis was only to specific dressings, not plasters in general). I don’t think the skin is going to heal until I can expose it to the air and stop having tight elastic on it, but that’s not for another 4 weeks. It’s really sore and I’m fed up and don’t know what to do - this is the sort of injury you get from pressure or friction.
