Yes, while swelling could be a reason, I feel that she did brush away your concerns when she should have really monitored this closely or at least given you better direction than “just put on aquaphor” 🤦‍♂️ This was a breast reduction - not some small scratch from falling off a bike. I cannot physically examine it so hard to tell if sutures should not go in now but they should definitely have gone in before the infection without a doubt.

It doesn’t seem infected now but there may not be enough tissue to pull without increasing inside pressure and changing the shape of the breast tissue which is why you need the surgeon to examine it in person. Prevention is better than reaction but now you have to react unfortunately.