An update on me!!! and a question....

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Hello,

I am five months into my recovery from upper jaw, major nose

reconstruction,cheek bone and bone graft surgery. AS you know I have had a very

eventfull recovery and I have ben readmitted into hospital many occassions. I

was in hospital last week as my infection was very bad, but for now it has

calmed down as my Dr says! My surgeon is waiting for the MRI results so he can

schedule my surgery and figure out what he will do. He's going to drain the

infection out and remove the hardware (hopefully) and he will also act on what

he sees on the MRI.

I have had a date set for another surgery for early December at the moment we're

not 100% sure if lower jaw surgery is still needed I will know for sure when I

see him next. I have a few more operations left but the main one's are fistula

repair (close home in my palate), pharyngeal flap to aid speech as the previous

one was damaged during surgery. A section of my upper lip taken off and scar

revision, and not forgetting the " dents " under my eyes!

When I had my surgery my surgeon had to make an incision going across my scalp

from one ear to the other which meant he had to shave that bit of hair off as

well. The reason he did this was so he could do my nose. When ever I go out I

wear a baseball hat to cover the bald patches because my hair fell out after

surgery and the place where the surgeon shaved and also to hide my scar.I hate

wearing my hat and can't wait to get rid of it. So my question is despite my

hair growing back my scar is still visable even when I wear my hair up. Does

anyone know how long it will take before my scar no longer shows or if this will

be a permenent thing?

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Hi ,

So sorry for your hospitalization last week. I am glad your OS

thinks it is calmed down at this point. You definately have been

through the wringer!

I am glad you have a date set for your next surgery. Is this one

to take care of some of the difficulties you have experienced in the

recovery of your last surgery only, or will it take you closer to

the original group of surgeries you were looking at. I realize some

of this next surgery is necessary from the infection, but I am

hoping it will also take you closer to your original goals. You are

such a trouper!

The incision you are mentioning that runs along the hairline from

ear to ear sounds similar to a browlift incision often performed

with facelift surgeries. I have known several people who have had

this, so will share the limited information with you that I have

about it. For a browlift, sometimes the surgeon will make the

incision just inside the hairline, and other times they make it just

outside the hairline. Do you know where your surgeon made his

incision?? Many times, following this surgery, there is a temporary

loss of hair near the incision. For many people, it can grow back,

taking up to a year or so to do so. But since you have lost some

hair along the incision site, it would be important to know where

the incision was place initially. If it is inside the hairline, the

new hair growth will be in front of the incision, and easier to hide

if you pull your hair back. Bear in mind that the stress from this

incision might leave some areas without new hair growth.

If it is along the hairline, it is usually faily hidden anyway, as

the human eye expects to see a " break " between skin and hair, so a

scarline there is often not seen easily once the scar has healed and

faded. That can also take a year or so. How well the incision

heals and fades is usually similar to how you have healed with other

incisions, as well as the skill of your surgeons incisons.

So asking your surgeon where he placed the incision during the

surgery will help you decide what you can expect. If you experience

a problem with regrowth of hair, it is a small area to have micro

hair grafting to conceal it further. This is a good area for that.

If it does not heal the way you are hoping - there is a relatively

easy and painless fix for it. Just a thought.

I am crossing my fingers for you that you continue to progress

through this infection . I am keeping you in my prayers too.

I admire the way you have faced this with courage and perseverence.

Big hugs,

Fran

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> Hello,

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> I am five months into my recovery from upper jaw, major nose

reconstruction,cheek bone and bone graft surgery. AS you know I have

had a very eventfull recovery and I have ben readmitted into

hospital many occassions. I was in hospital last week as my

infection was very bad, but for now it has calmed down as my Dr

says! My surgeon is waiting for the MRI results so he can schedule

my surgery and figure out what he will do. He's going to drain the

infection out and remove the hardware (hopefully) and he will also

act on what he sees on the MRI.

>

>

>

> I have had a date set for another surgery for early December at

the moment we're not 100% sure if lower jaw surgery is still needed

I will know for sure when I see him next. I have a few more

operations left but the main one's are fistula repair (close home in

my palate), pharyngeal flap to aid speech as the previous one was

damaged during surgery. A section of my upper lip taken off and scar

revision, and not forgetting the " dents " under my eyes!

>

>

>

> When I had my surgery my surgeon had to make an incision going

across my scalp from one ear to the other which meant he had to

shave that bit of hair off as well. The reason he did this was so he

could do my nose. When ever I go out I wear a baseball hat to cover

the bald patches because my hair fell out after surgery and the

place where the surgeon shaved and also to hide my scar.I hate

wearing my hat and can't wait to get rid of it. So my question is

despite my hair growing back my scar is still visable even when I

wear my hair up. Does anyone know how long it will take before my

scar no longer shows or if this will be a permenent thing?

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Fran,

My surgeon said that the infection will without a doubt flare up again as it

always has and will continue to do so until the surgery!

The date that I have had set for surgery will be to deal with the infection and

other complications I have had since my surgery but maybe it will be done

sooner. I will be having fistula repair (hole in palate) repaired, pharyngeal

flap to aid speech as the current one was damaged and streched during surgery so

it's no longer effective. I will also have a section of my upper lip removed and

a scar revision and hopefully the dents under my eyes fixed. Early December.

I am hoping to have finished with all my surgeries by this time next year.

The incision was made in my hair line (if you know what I mean) and is very

noticeable. I will look for some pics and scan them so you can see. The scar has

healed nicely so i'm told and my surgeon did most of it zif zag as it heals

better. Before my surgery I always had my hair down, but due to the hat I have

it up now.

Thank you FRan!

fran wrote:

Hi ,

So sorry for your hospitalization last week. I am glad your OS

thinks it is calmed down at this point. You definately have been

through the wringer!

I am glad you have a date set for your next surgery. Is this one

to take care of some of the difficulties you have experienced in the

recovery of your last surgery only, or will it take you closer to

the original group of surgeries you were looking at. I realize some

of this next surgery is necessary from the infection, but I am

hoping it will also take you closer to your original goals. You are

such a trouper!

The incision you are mentioning that runs along the hairline from

ear to ear sounds similar to a browlift incision often performed

with facelift surgeries. I have known several people who have had

this, so will share the limited information with you that I have

about it. For a browlift, sometimes the surgeon will make the

incision just inside the hairline, and other times they make it just

outside the hairline. Do you know where your surgeon made his

incision?? Many times, following this surgery, there is a temporary

loss of hair near the incision. For many people, it can grow back,

taking up to a year or so to do so. But since you have lost some

hair along the incision site, it would be important to know where

the incision was place initially. If it is inside the hairline, the

new hair growth will be in front of the incision, and easier to hide

if you pull your hair back. Bear in mind that the stress from this

incision might leave some areas without new hair growth.

If it is along the hairline, it is usually faily hidden anyway, as

the human eye expects to see a " break " between skin and hair, so a

scarline there is often not seen easily once the scar has healed and

faded. That can also take a year or so. How well the incision

heals and fades is usually similar to how you have healed with other

incisions, as well as the skill of your surgeons incisons.

So asking your surgeon where he placed the incision during the

surgery will help you decide what you can expect. If you experience

a problem with regrowth of hair, it is a small area to have micro

hair grafting to conceal it further. This is a good area for that.

If it does not heal the way you are hoping - there is a relatively

easy and painless fix for it. Just a thought.

I am crossing my fingers for you that you continue to progress

through this infection . I am keeping you in my prayers too.

I admire the way you have faced this with courage and perseverence.

Big hugs,

Fran

>

>

> Hello,

>

>

>

> I am five months into my recovery from upper jaw, major nose

reconstruction,cheek bone and bone graft surgery. AS you know I have

had a very eventfull recovery and I have ben readmitted into

hospital many occassions. I was in hospital last week as my

infection was very bad, but for now it has calmed down as my Dr

says! My surgeon is waiting for the MRI results so he can schedule

my surgery and figure out what he will do. He's going to drain the

infection out and remove the hardware (hopefully) and he will also

act on what he sees on the MRI.

>

>

>

> I have had a date set for another surgery for early December at

the moment we're not 100% sure if lower jaw surgery is still needed

I will know for sure when I see him next. I have a few more

operations left but the main one's are fistula repair (close home in

my palate), pharyngeal flap to aid speech as the previous one was

damaged during surgery. A section of my upper lip taken off and scar

revision, and not forgetting the " dents " under my eyes!

>

>

>

> When I had my surgery my surgeon had to make an incision going

across my scalp from one ear to the other which meant he had to

shave that bit of hair off as well. The reason he did this was so he

could do my nose. When ever I go out I wear a baseball hat to cover

the bald patches because my hair fell out after surgery and the

place where the surgeon shaved and also to hide my scar.I hate

wearing my hat and can't wait to get rid of it. So my question is

despite my hair growing back my scar is still visable even when I

wear my hair up. Does anyone know how long it will take before my

scar no longer shows or if this will be a permenent thing?

>

>

>

>

>

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