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I tend to keloid in fact i have "today" a keloid on my ear that i had removed previously once  but it came back , i'm having  srs in march with  Dr Meltzer in AZ.  i was wondering if i should be concerned about keloiding inside my vagina ,  he said to me  at the time of consultation  that he had never encountered a problem like that .

I cant help to be a little concerned of course , but will continue  with my surgery as  planned

does anybody wanna comment or have any knowledge or experience  with this?

thank  you


Jessica. :angel:

ALL CAPS TITLE = OUCH ON THE EYES.

Just saying. Hugs, Devlyn

Granular tissue is one of those complications that not a lot of people talk about which can happen post op. Just hope your gp or gyno knows how to deal with it (silver nitrate) and is kind enough to use (topical) lidocaine/prilocaine otherwise it HURTS.

PS: I changed the thread title to something more eye pleasing (CAPS LOCK OFF)

Quote from: Cherrie on November 02, 2013, 11:46:53 AM
Granulation doesn't always need treatment. If it is small it'll usually heal by itself. Silver nitrate leaves scarring is what I've heard, so it's better to let it just heal if it's not too serious. It can take months to heal though. It's not always painful and it may or may not cause some bleeding. It's not uncommon at all to develop granulation tissue after srs or any type of plastic surgery. I actually have heard a lot of people talking about it, after srs. Both granulation and necrosis are common complications after srs and it may or may not require a revision or treatment, depending on how serious it is. I wouldn't worry about it Jessica. If it'll happen it'll happen. Before I had srs I was worried about having soft stools which in combination with not being allowed out of bed for almost a week just didn't seem convenient. Turned out I was constipated for months after srs. I had my first bowel movement like 1,5 week after being in the hospital for a week with help of lots of laxatives.. My point is: don't worry :)

Thank you cherry! i will try not to worry hehe   ,I'm very confident (for some reason) in  my choice of surgeon and im  not expecting but hoping for the best i just really wanna do this and get it over with  its my final step into womanhood! 0:).. and then life goes on  hopefully!. I read once in a post that one should not expect the best or any thing close to perfect that way you will be good with whatever outcome which hopefully ends up being a positive 1 in Most cases.  0:)

Can I ask your ethnicity, Jessica.  I believe there are things that can be done to treat/reduce keloid formation/recoccurence during any surgery such as injection therapy.   Try this link on treatment, I don't know how 'authoritative' it is: Link: http://www.medicinenet.com/keloid/page2.htm#which_people_are_most_susceptible_to_keloids

I'm  from Peru originally,  and thank you for the link   :)

I had granulation in mine but I had colovaginoplasty and the join got very sore postop and the surgeon said granulation which woudl clear itself which it did eventually.

I would make it a point in the pre-op history and physical to explain again that you are prone to keloids, and ask how you and the surgeon can tamper the likelihood of that possibility.  For other surgical procedures, there are surgical suturing techniques that can lower the possibility of Keloid formation (e.g. subcutaneous sutures), and surgeons will employ this.  That being said, SRS surgeons are unique in that they perform such a specialized surgery, that involves the epithelial tissue that can granulate, that it may be better to just rely on their normal methods.  By this, I mean to say that if a surgeon has done a procedure with certain techniques for a give outcome, it may be best for them to do that original method; as them deviating from it can lead to less than desirable results.  Again, just remember to bring it up when you have the pre-op face to face visit, hope that helps :)

I just went over to my HMO's medical encyclopedia to look up what they had to say, and the part that got me actually chuckling was that the recommendations for prevention of the scarring is going to be present in our surgical areas normally.  There is going to be pressure and moisture there and no sun exposure.  Dilation done right will gently massage any of the areas.  I have a few keloid scars as the result of some injuries related to my diabetes and former alcohol addiction, and I find out too late on what to do about them, sigh!!