Very Swollen, Split Along Incision Line.. Is This Normal? Help Please! - Toronto, ON

Thank you! I hope so too. It's been a week today. I was told not to ice it at all, which was weird since everything I read on here says to ice it for the swelling. I've been doing the sitz bath and showering regularly to keep it clean. Just concerned that the swelling doesn't seem to be getting any better. But maybe it's in my head! Hopefully soon.

I say ice it. It will help a bunch with the swelling. Are you using antibacterial ointment on the wound? Don't put ice directly on it. Good luck and don't worry, it will be much better.

It's been a week, will icing still be effective after this long? I was never told to put anything on it. But decided to apply little bits of polysporin on the open wounds to keep the moist in hopes they will heal better. Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thank you

I did not ice although I was told I could immediately but wrap in a towel or something. I used bacitracin immediately and I started the sitz bath at 1 week. Mine was swollen so much on 1 side but now both sides match. Just keep taking care of it. It will change majorly within the next couple of weeks.

follow your surgeon's instructions - I was never allowed to take a bath not until 8 weeks. Depends on the type of stitches they use and surgery.

I def won't take a bath anytime soon. Only sitz baths right now and showers with dove soap I was told.

PS. I found when I used any cream's it postponed the healing once I stopped with cremes I healed 3 times faster. Don't do to much movement and elevate...

Did it take 6 weeks for the swelling to go down? Did you also have the trim method? I took two weeks off work thinking that would be plenty of time. But I def think I need more seeing as how my job is quite physical and I'm on my feet walking for a min of 8 hours a day! Couldn't imagine doing that right now or anytime soon! Laying in bed is the only relief I have! I roll stop using the poly I don't think it's helping very much at all! Thank you for sharing your experience, it's nice to know I'm not the only one that's having a hard time with the recovery.

Yes, I am still a little swollen on the left labia, but my sixth week it was a change over night. I had the trim method via laser by Dr. Jason in NYC. I am in a very high energy field and had to take off a full month, 5 weeks I went out into the field and came back as swollen as I was on day 3. But, he said that would go away so I took another 2 days off and now I'm much better.

I didn't have the laser. And I do not have the holidays to take another two weeks off work. I'm hoping they will give me a leave of absence which would give me a month off all together. If that isn't enough I don't know what I'm going to do. I'm really hoping it doesn't take 6 weeks! I feel for you big time! Sorry you had to go thru that. I feel your pain!

WELL I'M ON MY FEET ALL THE TIME SO ME TAKING OFF WAS MANDATORY - I JUST COULDN'T WALK... IT WAS HORRIBLE - I THINK IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH WORK YOU HAD DONE. I DON'T KNOW ALL I KNOW IS I SPENT SOOO MUCH MONEY AND I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE PLUS I'M FREELANCE SO TAKING OFF WAS UP TO ME TOTALLY :}

I returned to work in 4 days, on my feet for 6 hour days. It was terrible at first, but was fine towards the end of the first week. I could walk normal again, sit down, etc. After the first week, for me the healing was quick. I felt a lot better each day. I had read other comments of women who said the same thing so I hope your healing is the same. Eat healthy, rest and drink lots of water!

Another two weeks is looking very good right now. I couldn't imagine running around doing my job for 8+ hours a day. I'm a supervisor at a metal fabrication factory. So my job is very physically demanding. No one at work knew I was doing this procedure for obvious reasons, but if I went back walking like a penguin they may have a hunch that something is up!

Totally agree with this^^ I over did it with anti biotic cream and it did more harm than good

Pretty sore right now. Seems to be worse in the morning and at night. Haven't slept longer than 2 straight hours. It's starting to take a toll on me. The splits are still bleeding on and off. I'm pretty worried about them and how they will heal. First follow up appt is wed so hopefully everything is ok.

Hang in there, let us know how your follow up appointment on Wed. goes. 

I def will, thanks!

They used a scapula and it's the trim

Got it..:}

I ended up taking a month off, I only wanted two weeks. I'm going for my first post op appt today. My little 'cuts' are slowly healing back together but it's def a slow process. Stitches have not started to dissolve yet and I was told 7-10 days and today is day 9! So anytime now! I'm just now starting to walk half way normal and not like a penguin! I still cannot sit down properly or drive, much too painful! Overall slow process on my end! Hope yours is much quicker!

It wasn't until my 5th week till I could sit somewhat normal! after the 6th week that exact day I noticed a huge change over night. I'm almost at 7 weeks post this Friday and very happy I did it now. Can't wait till the 8th week FINALLY I will be able to return to gym and a normal sex life - doctor said still take it easy and start slowly... EEKKK! counting the days! hang in there

I'm slowly starting to be able to sit a bit better. I live about 2 hours away from the clinic that did my procedure and had to make the trip today and I was surprised that it wasn't that uncomfortable, mind you i did sit on a blanket but still not terrible! I'm really hoping I don't have the same problems as you did and I'm hopefully healed up enough after 4 weeks to return to work! Hang in there ladies! I'm sure it gets better soon.. I hope!

No you won't my procedure was different than yours my guy used laser, and I didn't understand post op.. But, honestly after all the insanity of it, It still is coming over very nice :}

Just got home from my appt. everything is healing great! Thank god! Today was actually a turn around. Was able to sit a bit without it hurting too much able to almost walk normally instead of like a penguin lol slowly but surely starting to come around!

Did everything speed up healing wise once the stitches come out? They are really starting to itch now! Was going to have the nurse snip or remove a couple but was too sensitive to touch the area so next week they I'll be taken out if they don't fall out on their own in the meantime! Overall day 9 and things are starting to look up! Tmw I'm thinking about finally driving my car.. Since it's so low I haven't even made an attempt to get into it! Here's to hoping!

the good and the bad.. once the itching kicks in it's soo bad!!! OMG- so many sleepless nights but.. on the good side you know you are healing! Juice take tons of vitamins and juice some more... eat healthy

I picked up some Benadryl today! I was told I'm not allowed to take vitamins for a month after! But juice def and Benadryl!

That's good your starting to feel more comfortable sitting I think I am starting to feel abit more relaxed about sitting and walking I'm so paranoid about pulling or hurting the stitchs I'm been overly careful lol My surgeon is all the way in Thailand so I went to my local doc today and had to explain what I had done she looked at me like I was crazy but she was nice enough to look and make sure everything was healing okay but I have terrible thrush! She also said if my stitchs don't come out within a month she can remove them for me which is a relief because it's day 9 and my stitchs don't look like they want to budge at all! Are you still taking anti biotics king10?

I was never told to take any antibiotics at all. I was giving Celebrex, arnica and percocets for pain. My stitches a don't look like they want to budge either lol but the swelling has gone down a lot! I will have them out in a week if they don't come out on their own, really hoping they come out on their own as I've heard getting them removed isn't very pleasant but once they're out you heal much faster! Today was the first day I'm able to touch it all over and not be sore so it's getting much better! I'm actually able to lay on my side and put my knees go together, something I would've cringed to do before! Things are looking up :)

I had mine done around the same time as you did and what I would recommend is to buy some Demoplast pain relieving spray. It helped so much! You just spray it on and its totally safe to put on our "vajayjays". It's usually what doctors recommend for moms after birth.

That would've came in handy first couple days. I don't have any pain at all now. Walking normal, sitting can do everything I did before. All stitches are gone swelling is still there a little bit but not much. So far so good! Hope you had a quick recovery as well!

Hello, yes I am day 7 post op and mastered the side sleeping. I had the labiaplasty and vaginalplasty and finally stopped walking like a duck. Just got back from santo Domingo Saturday and I need to post my before and after pictures. I am glad you are healing and feeling better. Just think how perfect your vajayjay is going to look!!

It does get better! I'm 11 days today and the right side has gone down a lot, pretty sure 3 out of the 4 stitches have come out which I think helps the healing x10! The left side i think still has all it's stitches so it's tender and not healing as quick. I hope once the rest of the stitches come out or I get them removed that it heals up quick! Hope you don't have any problems and everything goes well for you! Best thing I have found for the swelling is the sitz bath! They actually really help.