Bob McTammany is a surgeon in Shillington, Pennsylvania. He told me the following story about a post-vaginal hysterectomy patient who developed a febrile course and a large pelvic abscess which improved on antibiotics and proteolytic enzymes, although a 10 x 10 cm mass remained. She refused further surgery, and after several weeks of malaise, fever, low abdominal tenderness and pain, and no general improvement, she was then convinced that she should begin application of castor oil packs, used one hour daily. She improved remarkably symptom-wise, and examination in one month showed almost complete resolution of the pelvic abscess. Bob feels that these packs might be beneficial to post-operative patients in order to improve wound-healing and reduce the incidence of infection.
[† May, 1972, Volume 7, No. 3, page 185, Copyright © 1972 by the Edgar Cayce Foundation, Virginia Beach, VA.]
I wanted to know if there has been any use of castor oil packs to reduce a seroma after mastectomy?
It is important to work with your medical doctor with this condition.
Iodex is a soothing salve that has been very successful helping the skin to heal and was recommended in the Cayce Readings for many conditions, but seromas are not mentioned specifically in the readings.
If you use Iodex or Castor Oil, please let us know your results.
For scarring, Cayce recommended Scar Ban. It comes in a roll-on and a pump bottle.