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It can take a number of months for the graft to flatten and you should ask you PS regarding scar management and massage. It can take 12-18 months for the graft to blend.
Thank you for your question; A photo would be very helpful in answering your question. Skin grafts sometimes need help to flatten out; sometimes they are injected with steroids and sometimes we laser them or dermabrade them to flatten them out. If you are concerned about a puffy skin graft, you should go back to your mohs surgeon and get advice on treatment. Good luck!Dr. Quenby Erickson
Usually I tell patients that the use of a graft is a 2 part surgery. One to place the graft. Let it take over one month to 6 weeks of babying it. The. If there are any edges off or elevation to the graft we either inject with steroid to flatten and wait a month or dermaplane the offsets and let heal. Those are just the guidelines I use nothing is cut in stone! Best A
Yes it is normal to have the symptoms you describe after having surgery on the scalp. It does take a number of weeks/months for this to resolve.
Thank you for the post. I hope you are healing well after Mohs surgery. Everyone heals at different rates but the first week is generally the worse for pain, bruising and swelling. I advise most patients to avoid exercising for the first week after surgery on the face. ...
You will have postop swelling and it will take time for everything to settle. Things will improve and these symptoms are normal. I would keep in contact with your PS but it sounds like everything is progressing appropriately.