I had an ankle replacement in June and a month before that had fusion in my heel. I have scar tissue from the ankle replacement and was told it will take anywhere from six months to one year before it should be gone.

I go to PT to have them do extreme massage on it once a week. I read somewhere on the web that ten weeks after surgery the scar tissue hardens. This is not true. I don't know if ankles and other places make that difference or not.

My son had an accident where he was using an electric screwdriver and the end part flew off and lodged in his chest. He didn't know that it had happened for about a hour. His Dad thought that maybe the pain he was experiencing might be exactly what happened so he got a large magnet and he could see the metal move. His Dad took him to the ER where the doctor removed some of the metal but said the other small piece was too near his heart and advised him to leave it be. This has now been many years ago and he is having chest pain in the area. Could this be scar tissue causing the pain? I don't know of any other symptoms that he is having. He is a very nervous young man of 39 and I am concerned. Please advise. Thank you.

I had breast reduction surgery and a tummy tuck three months ago. Since then, my stomach has felt like there is a wooden two-by-four post in it. I would like to know if massage is the best way to deal with the pain? (No problems with the boobs, they are great!)

I have a two year old grandson who was circumcised at 1 day old. one year later an area appeared on the left side of his penis. the doctor said it was a granuloma and would not need to be removed until he was five years old. At the second visit, which was one year later, the PA called it scar tissue and said it doesn't need to be removed until he was 15 years old. we are very confused and need some advice. please help.

What would cause the penis and testicles to swell after removal of scar tissue from a previous surgery?

l have had many surgeries and must have lots of scar tissue, there is a portal vein 70 percent *blocked* in my stomach. I'm in a lot of pain but no one can find anything wrong. In june they took my ovaries out and cut a vein. The pain has gotten worse. What should I do? --DarleneLB

I had appendicits surgery 15 years back. But for the past few years, I have been facing constant pain in that area(lower right), the area where the surgery was done. Deep breathing causes pain that area for me. I am unable to do any exercise too. Is it what they call ' adhesions'? If surgery is performed again in that area, doctors say that it will only make the condition worse. I just pray and hope for a solution.

i also have had a knee replacement and due to scar tissue i have only been able to bend my knee to 70 degrees. i have had it manipulated but still find it very painful and tight. i can see the scar move when i bend my knee. can this be fixed with more surgery?

I have scar tissue in my neck from spinal surgery. The scar tissue is impinging on the nerve root exiting the spine and is causing tingling and muscle atrophy in my shoulder blade and shoulder. What can I do for this? Please advise.

My husband had radiation for prostate surgery. Now the urologist says he has scar tissue on the ureter tube that goes from the kidney to the bladder and it is closing off the tube. He put in a stent and it has been nothing but trouble. Has anyone ever had this problem and is there anything someone could suggest to do? Moma

I had 3 stints in my heart 7 months ago. what are the chances the scar tissue will cause blockage?

I have had limited success with the supplement CLA (conjugated linoleic acid). I have both a x acto knife scar in my thumb and a very unfortunate keloid scar from a trauma to my 'male part'. That one is, of course, my motivation to try stuff! Vitamin E seems to only make more scar or maintain what is there. CLA seems to actually do something. Think of your thumbprint as a 'zipper' that's open when a knife scar is in it. The lines on either side of the opening look like a zipper. Well, it's slowly been 'zipping shut'. If i take CLA, it continues, if i don't, it doesn't. Also, the knot in the other location definitely has been getting better at a similar rate. The one in the thumb was 11 years old at least when i started this, the other one 8 years (you wanna talk about something they don't like to do surgery for!). So, take it for what it is. for obvious reasons, i'm not signing this.

Solution: To all who would solve their issues: The body heals itself, only assistance to this process may be provided-sew a cut or splint a break, after that, *regeneration* takes place, only the body itself does so. However, something's in the way and that it the resistance in the system due to the musculature collapse, known as inflexibility.

Practice a degree of yoga in which you chase pain via movement that seems it should be within natural range. The pain will subside and you may further it, but you must address the whole body for the ultimate solution, and not simply one part or area.

Also, groom out the area; like massage, but looking for pain to move through instead. Assist the body in it's return to pliability... more soon...~AJK

i have a scar tissue on the back of my hamstring and it has been four months. will it go away if i start soft tissue massages?

Im 15 years old and I stuck my left pointer finger in an electric hedge clipper for reasons i dont understand and i play guitar and there is a scar and pressing on it gently doesnt hurt but when i press on it harder or try and use it on my guitar it hurts inside. im not sure why. (any information?)

I was hit in the head during softball practice. Me and my mother went to the doctor, they said the "knot" would go away, however, there is still scar tissue there, and the "knot" is still there. When it is mashed hard, it hurts. Would they be able to remove it even though it is on my head?

-delayna19

Hi i am 12 years old and some idiot shut a *door* on my arm. this was 2 months ago. i still have a big lump on my arm ( very big ). i went to my physiotherapist and she said she has never seen any thing like it and the scar tissue is taking over my muscle and they are sticking my muscles together :(

*This is very painful." Is there any way i can help stop the pain and help it get better? thank you :)

i never had sugery on my back but been told i have lots of scar tissue. the doctor said he never ever saw anything like this for someone who never had sugery on theor back. however i did hurt my back in 1980 when i was working. I'm on small pension because of it so do you have any answer why I have scar tissue without ever having surgery. thanks joanne

RE #7350 I, too had a total knee replacement

November, 2008: trouble 'bending also,'...now Dr. said scar tissue is causing

the 'popping sound/pain (1) was given a cortisone injection(helped with pain/not the popping with each step)--next step knee arthroscopy to scrape the scar tissue rubbing against my knee replacement. Any suggestions/comments? lb

I have chronic adductor tendiography (groin tear) and i am in the later stages of rehab. I have scarring tissue as a result of the tear. I am an active sports person but the tissue damage is holding me back. I am on a strengthening programme but I still seize up after an intense session the day after? Is there any way of permanently getting rid of the "scarred tissue" while continuing to play sports?

Patrick

I have a keloid scar from piercing my own belly button. It's pink and looks unattractive. I've been using mederma and other creams. I've been to the dermatologist too and he gave me this cream that still doesn't work. What do I do? I really feel self conscious about my tummy. *Help.*

I have (what i think is a scar tissue) on my finger. It looks like a wart, but it is not because it can't be frozen off and always grows back the same way. *How do I get rid of it?*

i have a scar on my wrist. how can i get rid of it?

Three years ago my husband had cancer - a lipscarcoma- on right hip. He has been in remission for 3 years, but now has another lump in the same area. Drs. say it may be scar tissue, but it may be more cancer. Can scar tissue take 3 years to show up?

Scar tissue is not the same as originally healthy tissue and will never be. Scar tissue will limit your movements unless you find a way to break it up and help your body heal the area correctly. Massage can break it up.

Scar tissue is paler because of limited blood flow. The limited blood flow can also damage the area because the surrounding muscles will wither away if they do not get enough circulation to the area.

Using magnetic therapy is another solution that can help increase blood flow and also break up scar tissue. There have been many people who have seen relief from scar tissue using magnet therapy.

I branded a cross on my left shoulder about a year and a half ago. Now it is a red almost bubble looking scar and is kind of hard tissue. What can I do to get it fixed?

A scar is a form of connective tissue that forms in the area of an incision, cut, area that has been worn away, etc. A problem that occurs due to scar tissue isn't actually due to the scar tissue itself, but to the fact that the area hasn't fully healed yet, and the scar tissue cannot function in the same way as the original tissue that was damaged.

I have a really bad nervous habit of picking/ biting my nails and cuticles. In the past few months it has gotten really bad and a few of my fingers won't heal. the cuticle area around the nail is completely swelled, calloused and peeling. I'm not sure if this is scar tissue or if it will ever heal, I've been trying very hard to break the habit once it got to this point, but my fingers still look disgusting, is there anything I can do?

i have scar on the right side of my abdomin.it was due to cut almoct 12 years befor.after eightyear from this i start pain on the same plase when i sat or bend i went to doctor and she told me that the pain is due to muscells not due to scar and gave a tube of cream for massage.when i used it i got fine and when i felt the pain i used it and i got fine.but befor 8 monthes when i felt the same pain i used the substitute of the cream and massage very hardly after that i suddenly start pain and irritation on my skin.till know i am feeling the same situation.the pain start when i setand also cant wear tight clothes.please recomend me

Scar tissue problem, i had surgery in 2007 on my rotator cup. i started therapy a few days after surgery. i have a frozen shoulder. on april 2008 i had a manipulation done to release it the scar tissue.i started therapy again. now it has been 10 months and i still dealing with a frozen shoulder and scar tissue. my doctor refuses to do another laser surgery because of scar will get worse. i've limited use of my arm and shoulder. what should i do....please help someone.thanks

Any incision on your body will leave a scar to some extent or another. Dealing with scar tissue has a lot to do with removing stagnation from the area around and in it.

I have had surgery on my tail bone for a polynidal cyst and on my leg above the knee for osteochondroma (cartilage lump formed after growth plates were chipped). Both in 1997, though unrelated to each other. I used to not have much feeling in the back of my legs because the scar was on part of a main nerve and also because the piriformis muscle had tightened up around the sciatic nerve (didn't know that at the time). The scar was actually right next to where the piriformis connected by the tail bone.

The skin around the both scars was adhered to the muscle and fascia underneath. If I tried pinching and lifting the skin above my knee, I was unable due to the adhesions.

Then, I was introduced to Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2003 or 2004(acupuncture, herbs, and a very different philosophy on health).After a lot of massages, herbs (blood builders and invigorators) and acupuncture, involving scar tissue needling, my conditions improved (my overall physical and mental health actually). With scar tissue needling, an acupuncture needle is actually forced through the thick fibrous tissue, breaking up adhesions. I was eventually able to pinch the skin up around the scars and the scars themselves. Blood could actually be seen flowing through the scar (turning it pink and reddish purple). The layers of facia, muscle, and skin had separated from each other. Keep in mind that the tissue will not return to normal. It will merely improve things to an extent. And it is painful...it felt a lot like a pin was being poked through cardboard, not skin. But if the symptoms from the scar tissue are bad enough, it is worth it. You will get awkward feelings and pain as the blood etc starts flowing back into the area and some old symptoms may surface. I still have lot of hip issues. The only difference is that I can feel them and I am forced to address them. Before I didn't feel them and the problems piled up.

Scar tissue needling and all acupuncture should be performed only by a trained professional. And Depending on where the scar is, you may not want to do it (face or other sensitive areas).

And above all and contrary to popular belief, never put ice on a surgery scar or any injury. The coldness stagnates blood flow and if there isn't blood flowing properly, there won't be proper healing. A friend who's an acupuncturist has a patient with irreparable damage in his knee after his surgeon prescribed ice packs as a post surgery treatment. The blood basically congealed inside the knee. I recently had surgery on my hand for two severed tendons. I recovered almost completely because I took a lot of blood invigorators among other healing supplements. I also massaged it on a regular basis and used heat therapy, along with receiving extensive physical therapy, none of it including cold treatments.

I had a "lip lift" also known as "upper and lower lip advancement" 2 years ago. To be more specific on what I had...A lip lift is performed to shorten the long lip of aging, allowing the upper teeth to show slightly when the lips are slightly parted. It turns up the upper lip creating a fuller appearance. A wavy ellipse of skin under the nose-lip junction is removed (average 5-7 mm). It involves an incision along the border of the upper lip. Once the incision is made the doctor removes a tiny strip of skin where the upper and lower lip meets. The lip is then pulled taut and stitched into it's new position. It's kinda like a face lift where the lip is pulled up. I have small incisional scars around the mouth. The final white scars are difficult to see. (I had the bottom lip done as well.) I have NO implants, injectables or fillers.

My problem is that my scars on my lips feel very hard, tight, firm and obviously very uncomfortable for me. I also have nerve (painful) sensations....(burning/tingling sensations and sensitive to hot and cold temperatures.) My lips obviously move a lot which constantly pulls on the scar and is very uncomfortable which acts as a constant irritant to the scars, causing them to remain irritated, inflamed, etc....It is also annoying because I constantly feel the scar tightness when I talk. Do you know of any solutions that I can do with the scars as in make my lips soft, smooth, and to get rid of the sensitivity?? (I have tried all sorts of massaging scar creams (Mederma, Preferon, Scar Zone, etc...) to massage the scar but they do not help.) I have suffered 2 years from this and don't know what to do. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! Thank You.

In august I got a tiny splinter in my foot, what was referred to as one of the weight bearing parts of the foot. It was so tiny that i gave up trying to get it out, and i just left it there, months later it gave me pain, so I used Dr. Scholls callus removers on it to get the splinter out. The splinter came out, but I still have pain. It is now May, I went to a foot doctor and he sent me to get an MRI to make sure there was not any foreign bodies left in my foot; results were nothing. But I still have a throbbing pain in my foot, there is a perfect circle of yellowish color, and a callus is starting to form on it. The doctor said that it is scar tissue, and my only option is surgery to remove it. I dont care that it is there, it is just the pain that bothers me. Is there any other things i can do besides surgery to make this scar go away? or at least the pain?

I was diagnosed with pseudo tumor cerebri and a LP shunt was placed 5 years ago. Since my surgery I have been experiencing chronic pelvic pain. My Dr. said that is probably due to scar tissue and suggested I do physical therapy. How will physical therapy relieve or stop my pain?

Last April 2007, I had total left knee surgery, followed with months of Physical Therapy. Due to Lots of Scar Tissue, my left knee won't bend more than 56 degrees, and I am still taking Vicodin for pain. My Orthopedic doctor says it's the scar tissue that is causing the pain. He wants to open the incision and scrape away the scar tissue. I say, "What is to keep it from growing back?"

What would you advise?

Thanks,

Dot

I had a fundoplication almost 3 years ago...am now having discomfort where one of the incisions was....could I have scar tissue??

is how you scar determined by heredity? i notice that some people scar much more easily than others...and does the location of the scar on your body have any bearing on how well you'll heal?

Is the scar tissue of skin the same as the scar tissue in Peyroine's disease?

Last year I had a scab on the back of my neck.I would pick at it all the time. It dont scab anymore but there is now a raised pinkinh area left there. Is this scar tissue or can it be skin cancer?