I thought I was having a 'wide local excision' for a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) but my surgeon performed a hemi vulvectomy and left it open ( no stitches) to heal.
Anyone else had that? It took a very long time to heal and then the scar tissue grew harder and harder. I'd very much like to hear if anyone else has experienced that?
Hi Dannelchen and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I'm not a member of this forum but noticed that your post hadn't had any replies yet. Responding to you will 'bump' it back to the top of the discussion list again.
Hi
just trying to find out a bit more about secondary intention healing and came across your post. I’m having a WLE on my lower leg for a melanoma soon. I noticed that you didn’t get any replies. I posted looking to hear people’s experience with no response. I can only assume it is not such a common thing. Can’t seem to find out much about it. Hope you are recovering ok
Hi Ladybaba
Sorry to hear you need surgery. I found that my wound took longer to heal than a stitched wound and produced a lot of scar tissue.
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