Fantastic Service and Great Results! - Parap, NT

So I am now over 8 weeks post-op and feeling great, everything has healed incredibly well, my scar is starting to flatten out in place and I have just stopped wearing my compression garment without noticing any dramatic impact on the swelling. Still have some swelling just above the incision and around the belly button - but I think I am the only one who can actually see it or feel it. Still have numbness around my belly button too and have been battling ingrown hairs on or close to the incision line, which are really just annoying me more than anything else. Has anyone else had this problem? I am trying some creams to prevent and treat them but I don't think its doing anything.

I am back at work, and back to normal activities and feeling pretty good - still get the occasional pull or tug along the incision when doing something physical, which doesn't exactly feel quite normal or pleasant, but its not painful. Just got to get used to the tighter stomach i guess! I am also now standing up completely straight which took a lot longer than i thought it would. It was probably between the 6-8 week mark that I have been able to completely stretch out completely without feeling resistance or pulling.

I have some minor dimpling on the scar ends which have already improved quite a lot in the last few weeks since starting massage on the scar (see pics). I might look at revision down the track if they don't completely disappear, but right now they don't bother me and even if they were to improved even just a little bit more (which i think they will) it probably wouldn't be necessary. My bellybutton also looks great, its such a neat, tidy little oval scar that I don't think I will even be able to see eventually. I massage the scars at least once a day with oil and have been doing so since the 6 week mark and already see improvements.

I had my 6 week post-op check a few weeks ago and Dr Mahajani was very happy with the results and praised me on how well the scar looked. He said that I had done a great job... I had to laugh and say well no it was actually him that did the great job! He is such a nice man. So for now its just massage once a day and back to my normal routines. I am so glad I had the surgery and I think I still have some improving to look forward to, mainly when the swelling has gone completely and when the scars fade more... but it all takes time so until then i will just keep looking forward to that.