You're home from the hospital, all stitched up after your surgery. You got all your instructions from your doctor about medications, but you forgot to ask how to care for this unsightly bandage and??”yikes??”what lies beneath it. ... Tag: care for surgical incision , surgical incision care pus
I had a cyst removed on my chest about 6 weeks ago and the doctor put me on antibiotic for a week. A week later, the removal the stitches were removed. Two weeks after the stitches were removed, the incision area did not look ri... Tag: surgical care , care of surgical wounds
Yes, proper aseptic technique should always be used when changing a wound dressing.Wound infection is a possibility if proper technique is not followed. You don't have to be a nurse to learn to or change a dressing. ... Tag: when to reopen incision , swollen incision , scab incision
Topic OverviewAfter surgery, you will need to take care of the incision as it heals. Your doctor used either stitches, staples, or tape strips to close the incision, and you will need to keep the area clean, change the dressing ac... Tag: yellow substance in incision , incision healing slowly , yellow discharge incision
Every year, thousands of surgeries are performed in the U.S. They range from broken bones, bariatric procedures, abdominoplasty, etc. Many of these surgical wounds are deep, affect multiple organs and can cover large parts of the... Tag: puppy puss incision , blood blister on incision , incision area is red
Aabdominal hysterectomy - the uterus is removed through the abdomen via a surgical incision.abdominoscopy - a type of surgery using a laparoscope, which is inserted into one or more small incisions, to examine the abdominal cavity... Tag: c-section incision reopened , white pimple at incision , bartholin cyst incision
I rencently had surgery for a double ventral hernia and even though my incision is healed I've been having pain in it and my doctor says it just pain that goes with the incision and surgery, but there's a slight buldge in ... Tag: pilonidal cyst incision recovery , us surgical , surgical treatment
I had a c-section with my first child 2 weeks ago and my incision has been looking fine since day 1,but one side of my incision is now more puffier than the other side but its not real painful or red and it doesn't have any d... Tag: pilonidal cyst incision recovery , us surgical , surgical treatment
I had a c section 4 weeks ago and am still swollen right above my incision. It feels hard and looks like a roll. I am not in a lot of pain. Swelling seems to be larger on days that I am more active but even when I am not active, ... Tag: pilonidal cyst incision recovery , us surgical , surgical treatment
....but, it is closing up and The scare is almost showing. I have one part of my incision that is still kind of open. It is only an inch long. I see some scabing and i was looking closer and touched the end of it and it was what l... Tag: pilonidal cyst incision recovery , us surgical , surgical treatment
Five months after heart surgery a hernia has appeared on my chest incision. My doctor says if it is not hurting I should leave alone. This hernia is worrying me it is the size of the bottom of a coffee mug. What has been done for... Tag: pilonidal cyst incision recovery , us surgical , surgical treatment
anyone know if this is normal? or what to do? were calling doctor monday im just worried now! As long as there is no signs or symptoms of infection, the swelling isnt abnormal. S/s of infection is increase... Tag: pilonidal cyst incision recovery , us surgical , surgical treatment
