Thank you!

Thank you!

That is awsome! Best of luck! :)

I had a referal from my doctor at the trans care unit, so it cost me the train ticket there (~US$250) and then about US$20 - US$25. It falls under the universal health insurance in sweden

The adamsapple can not grow back, but as the swelling subsides, the cartilage might appear a bit more defined. It is probably much less noticeable to others than to you tho.

I’m at 3 months, and could have sworn I had the same thing in the past few weeks...

But yeah, it can’t “grow back”. Could just be swelling, or your eyes playing tricks on you.

Is more about calming my own dysphoria. I noticed mine alot, but I rarely notice other peoples

I have no frame of reference, but the most common complication is adhesions, causing the scar tissue to cling to the thyroid cartilage. This range from small discomfort from the "pull" in the skin the adhesion will cause while swallowing to loss of range in the voice because of a less flexible larynx or straight up difficulty swallowing. There are other risk such as fractures in the cartilage, a deeper voice or even loss of voice if the larynx is perforated enough to cause the vocal chords to slack. There is also the regular risks of aneasthetcia. I do not have the statistic risk och complications tho.

I wrote down the healing process of this operation: This one I washed with sterile saline after removing the initial bandaid after a few days. I then put suture tape over the incision, forcing the sides of the wound together. I continued to wash with sterile saline after each shower. Aproximatliy every other day and replacing the suturetape only as needed. One of the internal sutures came loose after about 10 days, so I removed the suture with a sterile forceps and a scalpel. And put a sterile bandaid on top of the suturetape for protection until the bleeding stopped and keept it dressed for 2 or 3 days after. After 4 weeks the sides of the wound had closed and I replaced the suture tape with regular surgical tape, holding the scar together to prevent exess scarring or potential rupture. After 6 more weeks I stopped sleeping with the tape on and 2-3 weeks later I stopped all together

Thank you! A year is no time, you'll soon be there!

Thank you! I hardly think it could've healed nicer

Thank you!

I am not, but I work in healthcare and post operational wounds are something I tend to every day. This one I washed with sterile saline after removing the initial bandaid after a few days. I then put suture tape over the incision, forcing the sides of the wound together. I continued to wash with sterile saline after each shower. Aproximatliy every other day and replacing the suturetape only as needed. One of the internal sutures came loose after about 10 days, so I removed the suture with a sterile forceps and a scalpel. And put a sterile bandaid on top of the suturetape for protection until the bleeding stopped. After 4 weeks the sides of the wound had closed and I replaced the suture tape with regular surgical tape, holding the scar together to prevent exess scarring or potential rupture. After 6 more weeks I stopped sleeping woth the tape on and 2-3 weeks later I stopped all together

Thank you, brooke!

I do really like it! I hope you can squeeze one in too! :)

Many thanks! :)

I'll try and remember posting an update in november

That sucks. Did the voicebox fracture?

It is really hard to say what is swelling from just a picture. I'd gently palpate the area about 1-2 cm or ⅖-⅘ inches around the wound to feel if the tissue is swollen

Just remember to have clean hands even if the wound looks closed.

We don't really choose surgeons here in Sweden. So I don't feel comfortable giving out his name. As a health care worker myself I wouldn't want that for me.