knee scars only - Page 2

Laurie · #21 March 31st, 2009, 07:25 AM

Wow Josephine, your surgeon did such a nice clean job on our knee. Bet you end up with a very neat barely noticeable scar. Looks like it is healing nicely too.

Laurie

**Josephine** · #22 March 31st, 2009, 07:37 AM

Yes, he did, didn't he? But then I expected nothing less from him!

Gringo · #23 March 31st, 2009, 08:15 AM

I am not sure what mine is going to look like. I already have a long curved scar from the ACL removal on the inside of the knee, and the OS said he couldn't cut down the middle of the front of the knee because then the skin between the two scars would not have enough blood flow. So i guess he is going to cut along the old scar. Does that make sense, to cut an old scar out Its a good three or three and a half inches from where y'all's scars are.

**Jamie** · #24 March 31st, 2009, 08:53 AM

I'd trust whatever he wants to know. You certainly wouldn't want a section of skin that had dramatically reduced blood flow. Sounds like your incision will make a great photo.....

ship4 · #25 March 31st, 2009, 09:02 AM

I am going to attach a photo of my scars which I took sitting on a stool with my pant legs hiked up at lunch time today. I am currently 9.5 months post op. If you double click on the Thumbnail it becomes full size. You can see how my 6 inch incisions are cut medially on each knee.
Best,
Crystal

Gringo · #26 March 31st, 2009, 09:54 AM

Thats interesting. You obviously are not having any problems with blood supply to the tissues between the scars.

My own ACL scar is a bit bigger than that, but not a whole lot. Thanks. Maybe this is one more thing I can just stop worrying so much about.

My anxiety level is probably a little on the high side right now because I just quit smoking last week. I read somewhere that smoking affects the healing, and so I quit. Cold turkey. I have been screaming obscenities at bozos driving 20 mph talking on cell phones, etc. The dog is hiding from me.

**Josephine** · #27 March 31st, 2009, 05:11 PM

It is the usual practice to use an old scar when one is present, both from the vascular and the cosmetic points of view.

aussie · #28 March 31st, 2009, 06:18 PM

Here's hoping this comes through. My knee, about 3 months PO. Bent freckly knee :)

Chris :)

Judles · #29 March 31st, 2009, 06:20 PM

Looks really good, Chris!!! :)

**Josephine** · #30 April 1st, 2009, 01:02 AM

Excellent!.....

Michele · #31 April 1st, 2009, 09:49 PM

Morning everyone, I have attached two photographs at 14 days one with clips, one after they were removed. I am very pleased with the job he has done, just wish my muscle and knee bend were as good!!

dovcar2000 · #32 April 2nd, 2009, 03:01 AM

Oh my gosh you are so brave!!
I cannot ever imagine doing that...........I had one done last Nov. 10 08 and I hope to have the other one done this summer...after I get myself out of the air cast on my broken foot...
I managed to break the foot 2 mths ago on the same knee replacement knee....
Silly me..
Your knees looks so well healed even at that stage....

stives · #33 May 2nd, 2009, 03:29 AM

My right TKR scar just before the staples were removed yesterday! Val

Texas · #34 May 2nd, 2009, 05:47 AM

Congrats Stives. cant wait to see without the staples. Looks very neat and clean though. I noticed you were not on, you told me had an appt so I figured, yeah she hitting the town lol..I am happy for you I hope I feels much better....

Gringo · #35 May 2nd, 2009, 09:02 AM

In pre-op, my OS wrote his initials on the leg we agreed he was going to operate on. That's the "AC" in the photo. Then he drew three lines where he was contemplating cutting. The curved one followed the previous scar from my old Slocum procedure. He was concerned about the skin between the old cut and the new one getting adequate blood flow. So, when I went under Monday night, I didn't know WHERE the new cut would be.

And here it is, five days after surgery:

So you can see he decided to go the direct route.

stives · #36 May 2nd, 2009, 09:06 AM

We make a good matching pair - except that your leg has obviously seen more sun than mine has lately!

I had 33 staples - I reckon you've got less!

How are you feeling now?

Gringo · #37 May 2nd, 2009, 09:34 AM

I put the answer to this on the "Hi Y'all" thread, since this one is mainly for scar photos I think..

Surfsister · #38 May 2nd, 2009, 09:42 AM

I'm so vain. I probably think this thread is about me (and my jacked up knee)! I didn't have the heart to post the photo with the staples on my blog because I thought it too much for the uninitiated, meaning those who haven't gone through knee replacement. I did, however, post the second photo after the staples were taken out. Even that made people kind of squeamish. Wimps.

Gringo · #39 May 2nd, 2009, 09:50 AM

I haven't even mentioned TKR on my tropical 2Gringos blog at all. I took a bunch of nice tropical photos so that I had enough material with me to do a couple more posts while I am off getting sawn up. You are right, this kind of stuff is a bit harsh for those who have never been cut open to this extent.

Surfsister · #40 May 2nd, 2009, 10:08 AM

Nice blog, Gringo. I nominate your place for our meeting of the Bonesmart Bionic Knee Society. Warm weather? Warm water? Good food? I'm there!

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