Question:
My incision is finally healed but, now it is hard and sore at the bottom, why?

Hi all! I have finally healed after 5 months of drainage from my incision. My question is it is getting kinda hard and swollen around the area that has just healed up over the past two weeks. Why? Has anyone experienced this? It is a little sore too. Thanks!    — wildchild (posted on September 20, 2003)

September 20, 2003
I am not 100% positive, but I believe this is just scar tissue and that with time the soreness and swelling will also go away. Not to offend, but whenever I have had surgery on a pet they do the same thing and eventually you would never know they had the surgery. My open RNY will be my first time of truly being cut open. I have had two tubal ligations with very tiny openings so nothing to complain about there and my hysterectomy was vaginal so no surface incision to worry about. Just keep an eye on the area for any sign of infection, but I would pretty much leave it alone.
   — Arizona_Sun

September 20, 2003
See how it goes but it could be that the incision wasn't quite ready to heal up and still has some fluid below it. I know, not what you wanted to hear. However, it is very possible for it to be scar tissue that will soften over time. I had a part of my incision open for 4-1/2 months. It finally closed after a 2nd surgery which left a 1-1/2" diameter hole all the way down to my facia. That hole ended up closing up kind of puckered and for a while it hurt because there was some stranding with the puckering. It is much better, flattened out some and is not tight and does not hurt anymore. I did use lotion on it but can't say it did much. The rest of my incision is flat and soft and smooth. Keep an eye on it!
   — zoedogcbr