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Scar tissue and potential pseudobursa. Is it okay to leave if I haven't had problems?

Manni1984Apr 21, 2020
Dear Doctors, I had a TT 6 years and the recovery was uneventful. For the last 5 years I have noted a thickened oval scar like feeling above the incision on the right hand side. There are no symptoms and you can not see it. It is only a mental nuisance when and if I feel it. I have no problems with it and would prefer not to remove it as it has been present for 5 years and not changed at all. If it is a pseudobursa or scar tissue, it is ok to leave it under these circumstances? Many thanks.

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