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After knee replacement surgery

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Oct 27, 2021 | Replies (618)

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@ellerbracke

Very nice looking scars! I know it’s not a competition, but after looking at yours (and John’s.... doozy), I could not resisit taking a closer look at mine (don’t worry, no photo upcoming unless specifically requested!!), and I was pleasantly surprised how short it is. With leg straight, about 4 1/2” long, at 90 degrees bent just barely under 6”. That seems to be at the very low end of what is considered normal. Some surgeous specialize and advertise “short scar technique”, but my OS is not one of them. Got lucky, I guess. Not that scar length has anything to do with knee function, of course. I had surgical glue, and super tight sealing, long, sticky cover over incision, and just 2 additional single sutures. Let me shower right away, what a relief!

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Thanks @ellerbracke - sounds like your scars are very short! I'm fine with mine, but shorter would be better. Pretty much the only time I notice them is when I do pool exercises. And I SO much agree with you and the value of the surgical glue. The first time, I had sutures and I was not prepared for how bad it hurt to remove them. The second time they used some kind of adhesive fabric and glue I guess. Anyway, there was no pain at all and as you say, the icing on the cake was being able to shower right away!