12 days post-op and skin is peeling/splitting around some stitches. What could be causing it?

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u/Chief_Gadfium
Mon Oct 14 12:14:07 2019 UTC
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I am 12 days post op with Chett. My results in terms of aesthetics, sensation, pain and depth are all fantastic (will post pics in a few weeks), but I've noticed that where the skin has been stitched together along the labia minora it has started to split and peel off in a way that looks pretty worrying.

I have my follow up with Chett soon, but he and his nurses have a habit of always saying that everything is normal... and I am sure it is in the sense that they've seen everything before, but I'd still like to know what's going on and why.

I don't think it's granulation tissue and it doesn't really hurt, but it also definitely doesn't look right. Would appreciate if anyone can shed some light!

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u/Chief_Gadfium
OP
Wed Oct 16 06:39:06 2019 UTC
(0 children)

For anyone coming across this in the future Chett said “it’s normal” without further elaboration (as I expected!) but then I managed to get some more detail from one of the nurses. Apparently when you have swelling the fluid can leak out or collect around where the stitches are which can then cause the skin in that area to peel. As soon as the swelling goes down it will get better.

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u/SinAthena
Tue Oct 15 13:40:10 2019 UTC
(0 children)

Stop using your bare fingers down there if you're only 2 weeks..

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u/Rubyrad
Mon Oct 14 17:34:09 2019 UTC
(0 children)

Yeah it looks like wound separation and granulation (granulation is different from hyper granulation). It’s very common.

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u/emmaschmema
Tue Oct 15 22:30:10 2019 UTC
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Also go easy on spreading your labia for a few months. Avoid any unessecerry stress on healing grafts and stitches. Chett. Is pretty specific about that.. definetly talk to Sre or the other nurses when they come for your next visit.

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u/Allieh6935
Tue Oct 15 08:48:24 2019 UTC
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I have my surgery in 15 days with chett do you have any recommendations at all