Healing, Relief and Summer Ahead ☀️
Some updates on Rocco 💙 He’s doing fabulous and healing very well! I was a little concerned for a while because he seemed to be having a reaction to the sutures. His incision looked very red and irritated, but Dr. Bauer reassured me that this is common after a skin flap procedure. As blood flow changes and healing progresses, redness is expected. Once Dr. Raj removed his stitches two weeks after surgery, the irritation around the incision started to calm down. The area where the top scalp incision met the neck incision had us a little worried because it was open and weepy. After the stitches came out, it scabbed over and definitely didn’t look pretty, but it has steadily improved. We have been very diligent with his incision care. Mike has become quite the barber, carefully trimming the hair around the incision with incredible precision. Keeping his hair short helps prevent hair from getting into the incision and lowers the risk of infection. Each evening, I apply EMLA (numb...
