Promiment Adam's Apple six weeks after tracheal shave, is it really just swelling?

September 15, 2017
Asked By:finallybeing in Colombia, CO

I had a tracheal shave about 6 weeks back. The day after the surgery during a redressing I saw the incison and it was really flat. I had a prominent adam's apple and it was completely gone. However over the next few weeks some of the bump came back as well as difficulty in swelling. I was given local steroid injection to help with the swelling and while the swallowing got better, the bump is still quite visible (unfortunately in every photo I take, even from far). Could it really be swelling?

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October 8, 2017

Answer: Tracheal shave

Philip Solomon, MD, FRCSCertified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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October 8, 2017

Answer: Tracheal shave

Philip Solomon, MD, FRCSCertified Facial Plastic Surgeon
October 4, 2017

Answer: Post operative tracheal shave

P. Daniel Ward, MDBoard Certified Otolaryngologist
October 4, 2017

Answer: Post operative tracheal shave

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December 5, 2017

Answer: Bump after tracheal shave

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Answer: Bump after tracheal shave

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October 2, 2017

Answer: Probably just swelling

October 2, 2017

Answer: Probably just swelling

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