Cortisone for Incision pain/thickness???

[marky]

I know we had a post going about ugly and painful inscisions..but Yesterday I went to the dermatologist for a small patch of skin cancer to be removed..and he looked at my inscisions.. and wondered if they hurt?
I said not really but was curious as to why the bottom had thickened and the middle was fine..and why the bullet holes were so thick and red..

He told me that based on the skin that the incision cuts through will determine if it gets thick or stays thin..??

So if you are cut all the way up (mine is a very short incision) the top will thicken the middle will stay fine and the bottom will almost always thicken too.
and the bullet holes are usually thick..
So he said he could put some cortisone in them and I assured him that they DID NOT hurt, they
just looked bad..
So he offered to do an experiment Yes I was a guinea pig!

He said he would inject some cortisone in one of them to prove his point.. I assured him it wasn;t a dare..and I believed him, but I didn't have pain. well he did it anyway.. IN Both Bullet holes and the bottom of my incision..!

Believe it or not this morning (less than 24hours later) my bullet holes are almost white and appear much flatter He said it would take a few days but I would see a distinct improvement.

Anyone else ever hear of this?

 

[Marguerite53]

That is interesting. I had a thread going about the scar and sternum pain 5months out. You're at 4 months. That's when my scar really started changing.

Those were interesting remarks by the dermatologist. I'm sure he knows. Did he mean, based on the skin type?? or how they cut through (as in from top to bottom?)

My surgeon saw my scar last week. He said he thought they could use cortisone shots. He also said that plastic surgeons can do wonderful things, but.....once in awhile, the scar tissue problem occurs with the "redo" and then you've just got the same lumpy problem. My internist said they use something in an injection, but I don't remember that she said cortisone...but that it only helps for awhile and then you have to keep doing it. I have an appointment with my dermatologist for a pre-cancer chemo thing (lotion chemo) in 2 weeks and will ask her. My bullet holes are abit lumpy, but very pale and flat compared to the AVR scar. I think it's great that you gave them a try!! I would have, too. Not so sure I'll let her touch the big one! I'll let you know.

Please keep us posted on your decisions about the main scar, and on how your bullet holes are doing.

Thanks! Marguerite

 

[Lynlw]

you know it's interesting you mention the top and bottom being thicker because of the cut. I alwasy wonderred if they were thicker because there is more pull or pressure on the too ends when you are held open than in the rest of the cut, if that makes sense the way i described it.
before Justin last surgery , his scar was pretty wide in parts and keloidy, the ct resident talking to him preop asked if he would like it when they are closing him if they did a scar revision where they cut away alot of the old scarso he starts w/ a more fresh new scar, instead of one that has been cut a few times, so he said sure. his scar was really great at the beginning but i noticed this summer parts are starting to get thicker again, but it still looks much better than if he staill add all the old scar tissue there. We wonderred if the reason he was asked was because she was a female surgeon, and maye she thought more about things like scars than some of the men would,
Lyn

 

[Adrienne]

This is very interesting! I think I am going to see my dermatologist too because the bottom of my scar is also thick and ropey. My surgeon told me it was because there are more muscles pulling on it there. My bullet holes are not too bad (I thought I was the only one who called them bullet holes)!!!

 

[Turkey Hunter]

I know we had a post going about ugly and painful inscisions..but Yesterday I went to the dermatologist for a small patch of skin cancer to be removed..and he looked at my inscisions.. and wondered if they hurt?
I said not really but was curious as to why the bottom had thickened and the middle was fine..and why the bullet holes were so thick and red..

He told me that based on the skin that the incision cuts through will determine if it gets thick or stays thin..??

So if you are cut all the way up (mine is a very short incision) the top will thicken the middle will stay fine and the bottom will almost always thicken too.
and the bullet holes are usually thick..
So he said he could put some cortisone in them and I assured him that they DID NOT hurt, they
just looked bad..
So he offered to do an experiment Yes I was a guinea pig!

He said he would inject some cortisone in one of them to prove his point.. I assured him it wasn;t a dare..and I believed him, but I didn't have pain. well he did it anyway.. IN Both Bullet holes and the bottom of my incision..!

Believe it or not this morning (less than 24hours later) my bullet holes are almost white and appear much flatter He said it would take a few days but I would see a distinct improvement.

Anyone else ever hear of this?

Yes,
I actually had multiple shots of cortozone injected throughout my incision due to the thick keloid scar. It helped me a very little bit. Some improvement in few areas of the scar.

Ben