Tissue expansion has begun. This is creepier than I had anticipated - It is really wild to see the transformation from yourself to Payton Manning to Sloth. And that is just in the first 24 hours.
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| 6 hours post op |
During the 2 hour procedure Plastics was able to install 2 tissue expanders between my scalp and skull. Over the next several months I will have periodical injections into the expanders to grow the tissue until we have enough skin to reinstall a PEEK implant where the bone was removed as well as take out any other skin 'fixes' (Grafts- Integra)we have done along the way . This will leave one nice seam of scalp to flap.
The part that surprised and concerned us the most was the amount of swelling that is happening. It is intense but I have been reassured it is to be expected from the medical team. If you are having this procedure done I would suggest getting a realistic expectation of swelling from your Doctor before hand.
