Please answer if you have had a partial mastectomy.?

I had a partial mastectomy to remove two very tiny spots from my breast. The results came back benign. The took the whole inside top part of my breast..from the 9 oclock to 3 oclock position. How flat will I be when the swelling has gone down? I had medium/large breasts to start with. I still have all of the skin on my breasts..they did an insicion to remove all the tissue.

I've had partial mastectomies (also called lumpectomies) on both breasts. One was on the top from about 9 oclock to 12 oclock. I am a B cup size and there is very little difference. I had had a cancer positive biopsy, and then chemo before surgery to reduce the tumour, so they probably removed less tissue. Everyone is different, www.breastcancer.org is a great site and has pictures of breast surgery outcomes. You fortunately do not have cancer, but will have some of the same concerns.

I'm not sure as I am not a doctor, but my grandmother had a partial mastectomy done and she just padded herself with inserts that you can buy at Bali or any other store that sells them. You might want to ask your doctor at your next check-up- he would be the most reliable source. Good luck and glad you came away with nothing malignant.

I have had a full masc not partial, but have met many with a partial before. I do think is it something you can notice but there are many things you can do about it.
Try calling the ACS in your area, they have items that will help you there such as bra's ext ( some bra's have fill ins for padding or ect just for that area )
It really depends on how much they took out of that area.

I really glad to hear that it was benign be thankful trust me.