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Skin Tightness

Just wondering if anyone who has had a resection still experiences that weird tightness where the incision was?

Over a year later and my tummy skin still gets sooooooo tight. It isn't really painful, but it's really annoying. And since I still have a lot of numbness, i weirds me out bigtime. If Im numb still why do i feel the tightness.

Gah!
 

nogutsnoglory

Moderator
What do you mean by tightness? I feel inside it's tight but that might be adhesions. The skin by scars is itchy and bunched up.
 

nogutsnoglory

Moderator
It's hard to say because it's all subjective but I think over the years they improve and also you get used to it. Maybe a vitamin e oil or scar scream like bio-oil can help make it feel a little less tight?
 
It's only been about a month since my last surgery but I know what you mean about tightness. Yes I have that after this most recent surgery where they had to open me up entirely. I don't know if it will fade in the future or not...
 
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