I'll be celebrating 10 years with my J-pouch next Christmas, and my scar tissue has always bothered me. I don't mind having a scar; I'm quite proud of it and it tells part of the story of who I am, but in recovery it stretched quite a lot and so in places the scar tissue is over 1 centimetre across. The scar itself is 15cm long, and there's also a round scar from where I had a temporary stoma. I'd prefer it if it was a bit neater.
Does anyone have any experience of having further surgery to improve the appearance of their scar? I suspect it's not something I could get done on the NHS unless it affected my job, or was affecting my psychologically, which it isn't.
Any advice would be very gratefully received!
Does anyone have any experience of having further surgery to improve the appearance of their scar? I suspect it's not something I could get done on the NHS unless it affected my job, or was affecting my psychologically, which it isn't.
Any advice would be very gratefully received!