Fat graft

Hi Lynsey/LB78 

I had a WLE on my upper left arm too and you can barely see the scar now 

When I had my follow up 2 weeks after surgery, I mentioned to the nurse how bad the wound looked. It was a very high ridge and I'd expected it to be flat. She explained that as everything settled it would go down and I'd be left with a nice smooth area. 

You don't say how your arm looks but, if it's like mine was, everything will hopefully turn out okay.

Thanks for your reply and that’s great that your scar has settled well.

its still early days for me post surgery however I do have what was referred to as a large crater deformity and have been told that this won’t fill out. 

I spoke to the plastic surgeon at my check up yesterday and he said there are options for this which can be discussed later and it’s possible that the hole can be closed over. However this wouldn’t be offered by the NHS. In the meantime I have been referred to a psychologist to help me deal with the shock. The most important thing for now is to hope for clear biopsy results and I’ll deal with everything else later.

thanks again for replying.

take care x

Ah, I see. Yours sounds like the complete opposite of mine and is obviously the reason my surgeon created a ridge so that no 'crater' formed.

You're right that clear biopsy results are important but so is how you're left feeling emotionally. I hope the psychologist can help you with that. 

((hugs))