I love that you encourage us to “honor the scar tissue” and highlight the important role our scars play. Thank you! I agree that loving and honoring our bodies and all our scars - emotional and physical - is key to healing and contentment.

Please do a video on lymphodema and fibrosis in the breast and how to treat ongoing pain in the breast from scar tissue and hypersensitive nerves. In my case, I still have pain 20 months after radiotherapy and despite 8 months of lymphodema massage. Thanks.

Your video was very informative and to the point where i less concerned about what bis happening to me thanks a lot looking forward for more from you because it's to the issues and not a whole lot of unnecessary long talk bless you

I love you doctor. I feel you are here saving us and calming down all of us. Thank you so much 🥰

I love that you learn from your patients and you aren't afraid to say it!

Your videos are packed with helpful information. I watched a bunch of them when I was going through the various stages of treatment. Thank you for the time you put into them!

Thank you for your educational advice.

Your video was very insightful.❤ 😊

Thank you so much for this video. Could you speak more towards how long it takes for scars to fade, especially for women of color who usually scar badly. Can you also speak to scar revision surgery/procedures or ways to minimize the scar appearance. I realize this is not directly related to breast cancer. I don’t mind the scars under my breasts but I hate the scar from my port and even where they did the lymph node biopsy. The port scar is especially visible in v neck and scoop neck clothing. Thank you for the comprehensive and practical videos. They are very helpful

Thank you so much for your videos

Thank you Dr. Griggs for providing this video on scar tissue.. i would appreciate an additional video on post mastectomy pain sydrome PMPS, along with chronic scar itching and chronic chest tightening pressure(?). i have had a bilateral mastectomy without recontruction..and have struggled with them for 14 yrs( have had extensive PT without too much success)..you may have provided videos on these issues and if you have, would you pls direct me to them.. thank you..

Was helpful thanks

Thank you!

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I have the issue of my skin stuck to my ribs but the doctors are saying they can fix it. I'll learn more on the 16th or march

My scar tissue after 10 years developed a swollen area - started out looking like a cyst within a week it broke open & had a lot of discharge a year later after treatment with specialist I still have a hole - that I have to clean out, pack & keep bandaged due to drainage & blood - no one can seem to figure out what happened or why the hole will not close up. Thank you for covering this topic.

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Good afternoon can you speak more on calcification in breast

Yes, I have had a tram flap reconstruction breast surgery, and my scare tissue is in the breasts and my low bikini line. I also have a large lump of hard tissue the size and shape of a baseball above my right breast. I'm really hoping that in time they will fade. .

Thanks for the information. I am 5 years out of my 2nd bout of BC. I had a double mastectomy about then too. Why are my scars so itchy I can't stand it? I tried Vaseline/ lotion etc, and don't want to scratch. It is so uncomfortable. What can help? Thank you.

I haven't had surgery, but after chemo infusions, my breast began to shrink significantly and the skin has puckered and folded into itself. It is rather difficult to clean because the area seems to have seized and is not as flexible or pliable, making it more difficult to clean. Do you think this is cause for concern or do you think it will remedy itself?

Are the silicon scar reduction patches safe to use for breast cancer patients?

hi im not sure if my comment would get notice but i had a surgey to take out fibroadenoma 2 months ago and ive realised near my incision scar, i can feel a tiny lump and hurts a little if i press it hard ... is this normal 😢 ?

I feel a ball in my right breast nearest my arm pit which seems to move. I had a lumptectamy 5 weeks ago with lympnodes bioptsy of 4 nodes. Scars are still a bit sore with tape on them now starting to come off and I have less nerve pains and still some sensitivity at the nipple. Just started to be able to sleep without a bra. No chemo and I'm not going for radiation, my choice. Thanks for your video!

I AM ONE OF THE WOMEN WHO, BECAUSE AT THE TIME OF THEIR LUMPECTOMY, MY BREAST WERE VERY FATTY AND MY SURGEON FELT THAT SUTURES WOULD NOT HOLD AND THEREFORE SHE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO REAPPROIXIMATE THE BREAST TISSUE TO TRY TO MINIMIZE THE DEFECT. THIS HAS CAUSED A VERY LARGE BALL OF SCAR TISSUE GOING ALL THE WAY FROM THE SURFACE OF MY BREAST DOWN TO THE PECTORAL MUSCLE AND PINNING THAT PART OF THE BREAST DOWN. THIS NOT ONLY CAUSES A GREAT DEAL OF DISCOMFORT WHEN I TRY TO SLEEP BUT IT ALSO HAS PINNED THE SIDE PORTION OR WING OF MY BREAST BACK SO THAT IT CANNOT MOVE WITH MY THE FORCES OF GRAVITY AS MY BODY CHANGES POSSITION FOR EXAMPL BENDING DOWN. IT NOT ONLY LOOKS VERY BAD BUT I WAKE UP FREQUENTLY DURINGTHE NIGHT WITH PAIN BECAUSE I HAVE ROLLED OVER ONTO THAT SIDE. THE RADIATION TREATMENTS THAT I RECEIVED CONTRACTED THE AFFECTED BREAST GREATLY AND THAT HAS MADE IT FEEL AS IF THE SCAR TISSUE IS BEING STRANGLED CREATING ALMOST CONSTANT PAIN OR AT THE VERY LEAST A DISCOMFORT THAT IS DEMINISHING MY QUALITY OF LIFE TO A SUBSTANTIAL DEGREE. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE OUT THERE ABOUT ANY RECONSTRUCTIVE POSSIBILITIES FOR PATIENTS SUCH AS MYSELF. WOULD YOU PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE FOR THE MANY WOMEN LIKE MYSELF WHO EXISTING RATHER THAN LIVING AT THIS POINT IN THEIR LIVES THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

Is it common for breast cancer to come back in the incision scar where a double mastectomy was done?

In March last year I had a lumpsectomy and radiation therapy, although the pain in my breast has eased I've noticed swelling near the top of my ribs which is soft ..I'm guessing it's just where its still healing or should I be worried?

Hi, I had breast cancer. It’s been a couple of years and I have a lump inside of my lower breast. I was cut across the whole bottom of my breast, had a lumpectomy and a long scar. I have checked recently and a quite large lump has formed. My partner says is scar tissue and it probably is but it’s formed a long lump. Is this normal scarring or could it be a recurrence?

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