Post OP wounds

[mattk53 124]

I had my surgery a week ago and still have big knots under the skin. This must just be scar tissue. If someone who is a little farther out then me can tell me if that go away?

Thanks,

Mattk53

[Hop_Scotch 1,627]

I assume the knots are at the incision sites? How big are the knots?

I was able to feel the dissolvable stitches with my incisions but they didn't feel like big knots

Edited June 13, 2020 by Hop_Scotch

[mattk53 124]

Yes, I have 6 or 7 inch long incisions from the laparoscopic robot at the incision sites. They aren't huge but they are visible with my shirt off. I guess it could be stitches under the skin know that I feel they that's a possibility., I was told they glued the incisions closed on the surface but not sure what's going on inside. Did they eventually go away or at least get smaller?

[Hop_Scotch 1,627]

They have all dissolved bar one and the sites are mostly smooth.

[Arabesque 6,502]

Scar tissue takes time to develop.You’re only a week post surgery. It’s likely internal stitches, swelling & bruising. Remember they cut down through a lot of tissue to reach your stomach. Give it time to heal then use products like bio oil, Vitamin E oil or similar to reduce scaring. Gently massage the oil into the wound area to reduce the likelihood of scaring.

I just have small, very faint lines left barely a centimetre long that I have to look for to see now & I usually keloid scar.

Watch for redness. If the incision sites become sore to touch (more than tender), ooze or bleed seek medical help.

[mattk53 124]

Thanks for the great information Arabesque

[California Guy 131]

My first laparoscopic surgery incisions disappeared completely. I would be hard pressed to find a scar or anything. Right now I am 3 weeks Post op from another surgery and they have been swollen, stuck out, scabbed over, and are gradually going away. I'm confident they will be hard to find in a few months. I kept my steri strips in place through careful bathing and most of them were still on after 10 days. I saw my surgeon at the 2 week mark and he removed the strips and manually removed one stitch from the largest incision.

[mattk53 124]

CA Guy, Thanks for the info, I'm glad they'll go away after a while. Right now they're rough and raised after a week.

[catwoman7 10,883]

I can't even see my scars anymore - and haven't seen them for a long time.