Surgical procedure leaving open wound that wont heal?

Question:

this is a really yucky question i know...but i have to ask it. thanks to any who respond with real knowledge of the problem. my cousin had surgery in december to remove a gland on her upper an inner thigh. the wound never healed properly and left a hole on the outside of her inner thigh that was about the size of a nickel. when she used a mirror to look at it she could see there was also still an open wound up in that wound. when she went for her follow up her doc told her it would heal. it didnt. she went back in about 2 months ago so they could stitch up the wound on the inside. the stitches took and that wound is healing. but the wound on the outside still hasnt healed. it has gotten smaller, but in just the last few days, 2 new small holes have appeared. her doctor still dismisses that anything is wrong,. just keeps giving meds and creams. ive told her to go for a 2nd opinion but in the meantime does anyone out there know why its still open like that? thanks

Answers:
Tell her to go see a plastic surgeon, they deal a lot with those type of wounds.

Poor thing! I had a C-section in 2003 which got infected. They had to open it, irrigate, and then pack it with 3 yards of guaze 3 times a day. It was a large opening and very painful, but it did heal completely in 8 weeks. I do know that I had to wrap it in sulifane to bathe.
I dunno what size it was to begin with, but mine was quite large (enough for a baby to come out). I would get a second oppinion. There could be a secondary infection which may need treatment immediatly.

samething happened to me in feb. Tell her to get a second opinion. My doctor told me after surgery that if it didn't heal up that it more then likely was a stitch under the skin that was irritating it. He told me to come back in 3 months just recently and if it hadn't healed by then that he would open it up under a local and take the stitch out.

Go to a wound clinic or a physical therapy clinic that offers wound care. The presence of new wounds is disturbing and shouldn't be ignored. i have worked in wound care in hospital and have seen and treated things that would turn most peoples stomachs. i'll spare you the details. if the new wounds are connected to the initial one(called tunneling), this would indicate that the wound is definately not healing well. in the meantime, keep the wound as clean as you can, don't let it dry out. a warm, wet wound is healthier than a dry one. watch out for odors and changes in the amount and color of the drainage coming from the wound. overall, take this into your own hands and go see a wound care specialist!

Surgical procedure leaving open wound that wont heal?

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