tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post1506237180195061241..comments2024-02-18T13:53:30.168-08:00Comments on Surgeonsblog: Ridge LinesSid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-8602947985791052442022-03-04T12:41:19.810-08:002022-03-04T12:41:19.810-08:00Thanks! Glad it's still helpful.Thanks! Glad it's still helpful.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-90529746165512030152022-03-04T12:35:14.233-08:002022-03-04T12:35:14.233-08:00A relief to read this and know that others have wo...A relief to read this and know that others have worried that their surgery didn't take; your post was reassuring. I'm a week out of inguinal hernia repair, and couldn't imagine why things weren't perfect. A good reminder that healing takes time. Thank you. Wish surgeons were more communicative about post-op.Adrienne ("A")https://www.blogger.com/profile/03945160402183888464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-58717769281151371962019-10-31T02:36:48.099-07:002019-10-31T02:36:48.099-07:00Thank you for the blog. I'm four weeks post pa...Thank you for the blog. I'm four weeks post paraumbilical hernia surgery done without mesh... It was small, the surgeon said , 1 cm defect... I seem to have developed healing ridge in the third week and was alarmed..... The surgeon did not mention any of it. It is red and tender and i really thought i had a botched up surgery. Reading it blog has given me assurance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775581408798917161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-13564098095918253992019-08-14T05:45:02.260-07:002019-08-14T05:45:02.260-07:00Thanks Doctor, perhaps it’s the mesh and the abdom...Thanks Doctor, perhaps it’s the mesh and the abdomen wall fusing together. I just hope that it isn’t a recurrence of the herniaBen1505https://www.blogger.com/profile/03985902950543292813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-85497711874797372472019-08-09T21:45:46.729-07:002019-08-09T21:45:46.729-07:00It's a little early for a healing ridge to be ...It's a little early for a healing ridge to be forming. Could be swelling from surgery or a hematoma, meaning a collection of blood in the wound. There's no way to know without examining the area, so it's best to be in touch with your surgeon.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-75270437475504919072019-08-09T20:07:26.993-07:002019-08-09T20:07:26.993-07:00Thanks for this post. I had an inguinal hernia rep...Thanks for this post. I had an inguinal hernia repair last Friday so a week ago. They really did a number on me and I have extensive bruising everywhere including on my back. Since Wednesday I’ve notice what seems like a rolled sausage beneath my skin, soft around it but quite hard to touch. It sits just below the scar. Is this a healing ridge?Ben1505https://www.blogger.com/profile/03985902950543292813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-6212948830144739382019-05-01T17:40:00.999-07:002019-05-01T17:40:00.999-07:00Sorry Doctor, Right Inguinal Open with mesh and pl...Sorry Doctor, Right Inguinal Open with mesh and plug. Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13194250598305185732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-33508439734968860942019-05-01T16:07:24.689-07:002019-05-01T16:07:24.689-07:00Hard to say, of course. And you didn't specify...Hard to say, of course. And you didn't specify what operation you had. In context of the post, I surmise a hernia. In any case, nerves can take a long time to heal, and when they do there can be various sensations. So, maybe that's it. I don't know what to make of "twitching." Hopefully you'll get more accurate and meaningful input when you see your surgeon.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-72400968934973477002019-05-01T15:44:57.061-07:002019-05-01T15:44:57.061-07:00Thanks Doctor. This really helped me out. I'm ...Thanks Doctor. This really helped me out. I'm ten months post surgery and it seems my ridge is almost gone. I'm assuming this is normal as I have no pain. Lately though, it seems to feel like its twitching. Could this be nerves reattaching? Also feels like some tugging and light pinches. I am planning on seeing the surgeon just to be safe, but was wondering your opinion prior. As most here said, I was also not notified of the healing ridge. Thanks. MJRichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13194250598305185732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-88998535275814468272019-01-29T11:47:42.318-08:002019-01-29T11:47:42.318-08:00I can't evaluate your particular situation, of...I can't evaluate your particular situation, of course. All I can say is that, as I wrote, the healing ridge can take three months or more fully to resolve. You're not halfway to that point, so...Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-82633836562219864222019-01-29T11:25:19.539-08:002019-01-29T11:25:19.539-08:00Great blog. I am about 5.5 weeks out from an umbi...Great blog. I am about 5.5 weeks out from an umbilical hernia repair. My incision was inside my belly button at the top and has healed very well, howevever my issue is this ridge/hardness. Surgeon said it was the healing fascia and that it "should" resolve. I feel like it is pushing the top of my belly button out. Should that ridge flatten out and this sink back in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-34636173482972979372018-07-03T13:54:41.506-07:002018-07-03T13:54:41.506-07:00Sorry for the delay. I just discovered I haven'...Sorry for the delay. I just discovered I haven't been getting comment notifications. Hope you'll see this.<br /><br />Six months is long for a healing ridge to persist, but not impossible I suppose. What you describe sounds a lot like a hernia but, as you say, it's impossible to assess without being able to examine. My opinion is that CAT scan isn't great for diagnosing hernias; maybe repeating the ultrasound in a while, if it persists, would be a good idea. As would following up with your surgeon. If you have another ultrasound, it should be done with you relaxing and with straining maneuvers. Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-89736703387971287412018-05-28T14:19:40.746-07:002018-05-28T14:19:40.746-07:00Hi, not sure if this is still active but had a bow...Hi, not sure if this is still active but had a bowel resection 6 months ago electively. Noticed a hard lump area after a few weeks from surgery. My incision is 3 inch lateral on the pubic mound and done laproscopically. The bulge is firm but goes flat when laying down a while. Ultrasound and cat scan doesn't show anything hernia-wise. My abdominal surgeon has an excellent reputation and many years experience. He says the area is a healing ridge which was only mentioned now. It does rise when I cough and I experience at times gurgling there but I also will feel that sensation other areas of the pubic region ,which he says is normal. I understand that female hernias are difficult to visualize on studies. I did tell him approximately 2 months post op I felt a painless pop in the general area and that was explained as an internal incision may have opened. He said it takes 6 months for internal sutures to absorb. Thankfully my bowel movements are good and don't have any trouble with the resection itself. Someone told me this may be a hernia that didn't come through all the way yet. The cat scan I had was with oral contrast. But how could it be visualized if you are laying down and everything flattens? I've experienced some itchiness last month but now replaced with achiness and some burning. I know there isn't much you can say since you cannot physically assess the situation. I do have a history of two C sections and an abdominalplasty. The area is very firm and its 6 months now. Can you comment? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11701959085747044033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-48491089111729684832017-09-20T16:12:21.162-07:002017-09-20T16:12:21.162-07:00I will join the club and say a big THANK YOU for t...I will join the club and say a big THANK YOU for the healing ridge info! As someone mentioned before this info should be given in print when you leave recovery. I am three weeks post op after femoral hernia repair (without mesh) and thought maybe it had recurred already! I felt the hard lumpy area around the incision and didn't know what may be until I ran into your post. Extremly useful and calmingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867965174800377716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-42224906664208477492017-08-21T07:12:49.822-07:002017-08-21T07:12:49.822-07:00I hate to speculate about something I can't ex...I hate to speculate about something I can't examine. If you have concerns, it's best to have your surgeon look at it. Sorry.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-86680313541819786392017-08-21T06:51:14.242-07:002017-08-21T06:51:14.242-07:00Thank you Doctor for this wonderful explanation of...Thank you Doctor for this wonderful explanation of the post open appearance of the scar. So far, the best and most professional and simple in general terms! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-19334888365773202932017-08-21T06:47:41.235-07:002017-08-21T06:47:41.235-07:00Hi Doctor! I had a small cyst removed from my ches...Hi Doctor! I had a small cyst removed from my chest area on it's left side. <br />After 2 months post open it looks well healed although I developed a hard tissue bump above the incision and it is pink and still sensitive to touch and hard tissue underneath the incision. The skin was cut out in oval shape with solvable sutures. I am wondering since I've read about it. Is it a hypertrophic scar or a healing ridge or it's basically the same thing? Thank you doc! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-77628248996892568302017-06-11T12:14:57.534-07:002017-06-11T12:14:57.534-07:00Not sure my first comment went through, however wa...Not sure my first comment went through, however want to say thank you for the reassurance as my surgeon nor my OB explained the healing process of a cesarean section I am 12 days post op and feel what I now understand what is the healing ridge. Was concerned therefore began searching via online and found your blog thankfully! This is something surgeons should tell their patients because it did bring about a bit of anxiety once I felt my incision, so again thank you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697913283342484979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-74413096724707139602017-06-11T12:08:05.496-07:002017-06-11T12:08:05.496-07:00Thank you for the informative blog here, I have be...Thank you for the informative blog here, I have been searching online as to what causes the firm hardness under my incision to which I found nothing until I happen to come to this blog thankfully!! I am 12 days post op from a cesarean section and while my surgeon nor OB explained to me the changes that may occur in the healing process left me on my own to seek out answers. Appreciate the time and effort to inform a layman like myself. Much regardsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697913283342484979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-3460097268012813652017-05-31T18:49:17.921-07:002017-05-31T18:49:17.921-07:00Thank YOU for taking the time away from the work o...Thank YOU for taking the time away from the work of healing to post that. I love it.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-22204597096994404212017-05-31T18:40:10.870-07:002017-05-31T18:40:10.870-07:00Hi...about 10 days post small bowel resection from...Hi...about 10 days post small bowel resection from emergency strangulated hernia. Just started to feel the healing ridge and, like many others, did not know anything about this. Feel a lot better after coming across your blog. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-25144852214542421582017-03-29T20:32:44.775-07:002017-03-29T20:32:44.775-07:00Not knowing the exact nature of the surgery and be...Not knowing the exact nature of the surgery and being unable to examine the areas, I can't opine on whether there's reason for concern. If you are concerned, you should check with your surgeon.<br /><br />The healing process varies with individuals but it's common that the ridges can be felt for three months or more.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-33423819276280911502017-03-29T20:26:27.660-07:002017-03-29T20:26:27.660-07:00Thanks very much for your blog. I am 6 weeks out ...Thanks very much for your blog. I am 6 weeks out of bilateral inguinal hernia surgery. I seem to be fine. I do have one question. The healing ridges have gotten somewhat larger in the last couple of weeks. They are very hard. About how long do you think it will take for these healing ridges to disappear? Should I be concerned that the healing ridges have gotten larger in the 4th and 5th week after surgery?David Couchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-87885754499292428232017-03-24T07:25:32.374-07:002017-03-24T07:25:32.374-07:00And thank you, Alison, for taking the time to writ...And thank you, Alison, for taking the time to write. It's very gratifying.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-11951947300742968632017-03-24T05:51:26.684-07:002017-03-24T05:51:26.684-07:00Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. ...Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I had a biopsy of two inguinal lymph nodes 11 days ago. The first 5 days were a breeze but then the Swiss Alps appeared either side of the incision. I phoned the hospital today and was told since I had no fever and no redness, there was nothing to worry about but of course I did continue to worry until I found your article. What a pity surgeons don't include this information post op. I will mention it when I go for my results. Thanks Again. AlisonAlisonnoreply@blogger.com