Senior Member johnno Posted January 14, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted January 14, 2007 I had a HT on the 20th December 2006 and the skin around the donor area to date feels very tight. Could someone tell me if this is what should be expected and how long approx does it take to return to normal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member johnno Posted January 14, 2007 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 14, 2007 I had a HT on the 20th December 2006 and the skin around the donor area to date feels very tight. Could someone tell me if this is what should be expected and how long approx does it take to return to normal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 My donor area felt tight or swollen for at least a couple of months or more. It's been 5 months now and it feels normal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member johnno Posted January 14, 2007 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 14, 2007 ok, cheers for that plugvet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 johnno, Expect tightness for some time...since my last surgery was more more invasive with the number of grafts extracted, my tightness lasted longer. I'm not nearly as tight as I was, but I know I don't have as much laxity as I used to. Things never really return back to "normal" depending on how you define it...but after several months of healing, the feeling of tightness should be gone. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Captain Kidd Posted January 16, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted January 16, 2007 Yes, tightness was very normal in my case. As a matter of fact, I'm nearing the 6 month mark and there are some instances where I still feel the incision scar if I press firmly against my head. Although, if I remember correctly, my doctor told me the skin on my squash was pretty darned tight prior to the surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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