my foot doc. wants to do surgery to remove scar tissue, from a previous surgery,?
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If I were in the same situation I wouldn't just jump to have it done right away I would first get another op pinion,and than consider other options before having any kind of surgery.
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I think you should ask your doctor or the person performing the service
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That sounds very serious and painful..if I were you I think I would get a second opinion because with all the things that they have in the medical world you may can have them removed by laser surgery...check it out.
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Yes, it can re-occur.Talk to a surgeon.
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My friend had a really good experience with removing a "spot" that was worrisome to the doc.  As for cosmetic lasers, get the credentials and references.
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Surgery: Sometimes surgery may be required to improve the scar. In this case, the surgeon will remove excess scar tissue, and reposition the incision so that it heals in a less visible pattern. This scar removal surgery is usually done under local or general anesthesia in the doctor's office.\n\nCreams/Massages: Treatment using special creams are applied directly to the scar. The cream softens the scar tissue and promotes healing by working on the collagen fibers and realigning them. Massage may also be recommended, especially after breast surgery. This also helps to break up the scar tissue.\n\nLaser: Scars, especially old scars, may be treated with PhotoDerm, a non-invasive, laser-like device that emits an intense flash of light that works directly on the scar by reducing the blood vessels present in the scar tissue.
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Your surgeon will probably recommend a surgical shoe for at least several weeks to protect the surgical site. Some people find that pain during recovery is not as bad as the hammertoe! \n\nYou must ask for pain medications if you need them, as every person's perception of pain is different, and your surgeon cannot know how much pain you're in unless you tell hir.\n\nI have read of some people who experienced no significant pain after the first day or two, and others who complained of more. Again, though, work with your surgeon, following hir instructions carefully, and ask for adequate pain relief as necessary.\n\nAverage recovery time is 4-6 weeks, but improvement will be seen each day.\n\nGood luck!
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You can go to an podiatrist, and they can take a mold of your feet and prescribe you insoles that are made specifically for you to correct this. If I'm not mistaken, there is a company that does this in a kit, and you wouldn't require an appointment, only a few minutes of your time. They send the material for you to stand on to prepare the molds for your insoles. Sorry I don't have the name for ya. Good luck.
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talking therapy is good!!! but i think you have the dreaded death foot syndrome.  your feet may well have to be amputated
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A common urban legend is that hospitals are waiting with open arms to remove excess skin for use on burn victims. While this isn't true, for those of you who would like to donate skin after surgery, please scroll to the bottom of this wonderful post for the address:\n\n"... And the most wonderful thing would be - if you had cosmetic surgery for the excess skin that it be donated for use by burn patients and others needing skin grafts."\n\nResponse:\n\n"Wouldn't it be wonderful if this were true? \n\nAs a burn survivor with 108 skin grafts, maybe I can shed some light on this.\n\nWhen your skin is damaged badly enough to require grafting, the only skin that can permanently replace it is your own skin (or that of an identical twin). This type of graft is called an autograft, and can be accomplished in two ways. One, they remove shallow slices of skin from unburned areas of your body (donor sites) and literally move it to areas that need to be grafted. The burned skin is removed, and the donor skin is stapled or stitched into place, where it usually successfully re-attaches and grows. The donor sites eventually regenerate, t scar to some degree. Graft sites, as would be expected, also scar. The other way is to grow skin cells in a laboratory, often in conjunction with "artificial skin" products such as Integra. This is usually a last resort when the patient just doesn't have enough undamaged potential donor sites accomplish the job. The lab-grown skin is transplanted much like donor skin.\n\nBurn patients are often critically ill, sometimes more so than anyone not having seen it firsthand can begin to imagine. \n\nA fresh donor site becomes the equivalent of a second-degree burn after the skin is removed, and between burned areas, grafted areas, and fresh donor sites, there is a limit to the number of donor sites that surgeons can use at any given time. Doctors need to buy time for some patients while donor sites recover or new skin can be grown. Temporary skin coverings, either from human cadaver skin (allografts) or pigskin (xenografts) can be used to help keep the patient alive. These temporary skin coverings are rejected by the body after a few days, die off, and need to be replaced either with a permanent autograft or another temporary allograft/xenograft.\n\nIt is possible to "harvest" skin from live donors. But the equipment needed to do this is horrendously expensive,.. \n\nand very, very few burn centers have it. It's just not a cost effective procedure, considering the procedure results in an allograft that is going to die off in a matter of days and will need to be replaced. In addition, the live skin that might be harvested needs to fit many criteria. For starters, it has to be very healthy, of sufficient size and shape, and cannot be scarred or stretched out. It also needs to be screened for communicable diseases such as hepatitis, HIV, and the like. Then the harvested skin needs to be kept alive until it is used as a temporary skin graft. Very few surgical procedures result in this kind of harvestable skin; certainly tummy tucks or removal of saggy underarm skin are not among them. Most burn centers prefer to allocate precious resources to things that are going to provide the best possible care for critically ill patients.\n\nIf anyone truly wishes to help burn patients, please consider post-mortem skin donations, much like you might consider donation of other organs. \n\nIf you have "live" skin you wish to donate, please contact::\n\nThe American Burn Association\n\n650 N. Michigan Avenue\n\nSuite 1530\n\nChicago, IL 60611\n\nPhone 800-548-2876\n\nFax 312-642-9150\n\nprior to any contemplated surgeries so the American Burn Association can direct you to medical facilities that have the proper resources. The American Burn Association can also provide you with the information you would need regarding post-mortem skin donations.\n\nI don't know of any med
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Unfortunately there is no way to remove scar tissue without surgery. I understand I have had one as well. My Dr. says it's best to leave it alone unless you are having problems.
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It may be scar tissue that has formed there. I would demand that the doctor due an ultrasound or whatever it took to figure this out.You are your best advocate.
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I would rub in Vitamin E Oil the best you can afford,as that will help in reducing scar tissue...\n\nI know it's a touchy subject but what about going to chemist/drugstore and asking chemist his recommendations,\nbut would you be prepared to discuss this with chemist openly,?\n I admire you getting cut so late in life..Ouch..cheers
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If they can still do a proper normal circumcision without extra scarring, then I would have it all removed since you are having surgery anyways.  Otherwise, I might try the creams.  It all depends on if you are happy with the look and the "feel"  Good luck.
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Best to see an ortho-pedic surgeon.  They can go in and shave it off if they think its appropriate.  I'd get a couple of opinions if you have the time.
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Did you go to a foot specialist or just a doctor? No, I;m not a doc, but I thought my experience might help you.\nI had to have an ingrown toenail removed once. But to go to \na doctor, was a mistake that was made twice. Whatever he injected into me that was supposed to be pain killer, didn't kill the pain. After the second time of this mistake,\nmy parents took me to a foot specialist. They had my my mother prepare a special solution in which I was to place my foot, one a day, after the removal was successful. I was, eventually, able to walk normal, again.
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Go to another doctor.