For the past few days the brachioplasty scar on my left arm is feeling very tight, especially when I'm sleeping, is this normal? A little background - I had brachioplasty in December followed two weeks later by emergency surgery to reopen my left arm to treat acute compartment syndrome which caused nerve damage (brachioplexus injury) - that's healing but the crushing pain has recently returned as well. Scars are hypertrophic scars and I've had steroid injections, last one was two months ago.
Answer: Scarring after surgery Thank you for your question.Although you are many months out from surgery, your body is still healing. It can take a year or more for nerve regeneration after a surgical procedure. As those nerves are healing, you can experience many different sensations. The scars do look hypertrophic which can cause a lot of discomfort. Have you tried silicone sheeting and massage. You should ask your surgeon if they have it at the office, it works really well in these type of scars. Good luck.
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Answer: Scarring after surgery Thank you for your question.Although you are many months out from surgery, your body is still healing. It can take a year or more for nerve regeneration after a surgical procedure. As those nerves are healing, you can experience many different sensations. The scars do look hypertrophic which can cause a lot of discomfort. Have you tried silicone sheeting and massage. You should ask your surgeon if they have it at the office, it works really well in these type of scars. Good luck.
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Answer: 9 Months Post Op of a Brachioplasty Thank you for your interesting question regarding tight-feeling scars nine months after a brachioplasty. Thanks for your history and pictures. I'm sorry to hear you had acute compartment syndrome and nerve damage. This is rare after an arm lift, but I hope you are much better now. I think the tightness that you feel is unrelated to the compartment syndrome. The tightness you feel is more due to scar healing than anything else. In regards to the scar, it appears to be healing well. However, you may consider scar release. This can include manipulations such as micro-needling or making small incisions within the scar to help break it up the scar. If it becomes exceptionally tight in an extreme situation, you may need a Z plasty, but this would be in an extreme case. I would continue with steroid injections, and you may even want to consider micro-needling the scar to help free up some scar tissue. Good luck. I hope I helped answer your question about tight-feeling scars nine months after a brachioplasty.
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Answer: 9 Months Post Op of a Brachioplasty Thank you for your interesting question regarding tight-feeling scars nine months after a brachioplasty. Thanks for your history and pictures. I'm sorry to hear you had acute compartment syndrome and nerve damage. This is rare after an arm lift, but I hope you are much better now. I think the tightness that you feel is unrelated to the compartment syndrome. The tightness you feel is more due to scar healing than anything else. In regards to the scar, it appears to be healing well. However, you may consider scar release. This can include manipulations such as micro-needling or making small incisions within the scar to help break it up the scar. If it becomes exceptionally tight in an extreme situation, you may need a Z plasty, but this would be in an extreme case. I would continue with steroid injections, and you may even want to consider micro-needling the scar to help free up some scar tissue. Good luck. I hope I helped answer your question about tight-feeling scars nine months after a brachioplasty.
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September 28, 2016
Answer: Arm Lift/ Brachioplasty/Skin Tightening/ Body Contouring/ High Definition Procedures I appreciate your question.
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September 28, 2016
Answer: Arm Lift/ Brachioplasty/Skin Tightening/ Body Contouring/ High Definition Procedures I appreciate your question.
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September 14, 2016
Answer: Healing after brachioplasty As far as your body is concerned, you are still in the early stages of healing. Scars tend to soften up over time. It is difficult to assess whether your symptoms are from hypertrophic scars or, less likely, nerve problems. You should follow these closely with your plastic surgeon as you continue to heal.
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September 14, 2016
Answer: Healing after brachioplasty As far as your body is concerned, you are still in the early stages of healing. Scars tend to soften up over time. It is difficult to assess whether your symptoms are from hypertrophic scars or, less likely, nerve problems. You should follow these closely with your plastic surgeon as you continue to heal.
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September 14, 2016
Answer: Scar feels tight? Thank you very much for your question and photos. I'm sorry to hear about your brachioplastu experience and wish you the very best as you continue to recover. You do have hypertrophic scarring which is common with brachioplasty. I would suggest a check up with your plastic surgeon to find out the cause of your most recent discomfort, especially if there's increaing pain. Best wishes always, Dr. Aldo
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September 14, 2016
Answer: Scar feels tight? Thank you very much for your question and photos. I'm sorry to hear about your brachioplastu experience and wish you the very best as you continue to recover. You do have hypertrophic scarring which is common with brachioplasty. I would suggest a check up with your plastic surgeon to find out the cause of your most recent discomfort, especially if there's increaing pain. Best wishes always, Dr. Aldo
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