Overview
- Leyla Heiter had two swellings removed—one beneath her left armpit and one at the back of her head—with both tissue samples sent to a laboratory for analysis.
- The treating doctor was reportedly surprised by a very large, hard mass taken from the underarm, according to Heiter’s Instagram update.
- After a follow-up visit, clinicians identified inflammation near the cranial incision, started antibiotics, and partially reopened a suture to relieve pressure and allow fluid drainage, with daily wound care and further checks scheduled.
- Heiter says laser use under the arm caused skin damage and a large visible scar and was told an unintended area may have been cut, leading to an open, sensitive wound.
- Recovering at home, she reports severe pain, a deepening cavity and numbness at the underarm site, and ongoing anxiety as she awaits the lab findings given her history of cervical-cancer surgery.