I had surgery on my foot almost a year ago to remove a couple bone fragments. And now it has healed but the scar area is tingly and numb and the area around it looks indented. Why?
2007-06-20 19:20:40 · 6 answers · asked by skibum_us 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Most scars are irregular no matter how good your DR is. Unless he is a plastic surgeon. it may take years for all the nerve ending to be rebuilt.
2007-06-20 19:25:41 · answer #1 · answered by freakynurse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the tingly/numb thing is not all bad. The tingle line is where the nerves are growing. Cut nerves take a long time to find their way back to their original location. Usually you have gotten all the nerve recovery by 18 months that you are going to get.
Lightly stroking the area, say with a feather or such, can stimulate the nerves to grow toward the desired area.
Feet a slow to heal, particularly in the feet. Good luck.
2007-06-21 02:28:41 · answer #2 · answered by Spoke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was some nerve damage during surgery--dont worry, its normal. It should get somewhat better as the years go by, but may never go away completely--I had a similar experience with surgery myself.
2007-06-21 02:27:48 · answer #3 · answered by Nemo the geek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your tissues and nerve endings are still healing, I had back surgery 2 years ago and had the same problem.
2007-06-21 02:26:00 · answer #4 · answered by Brittany 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nerves are re awakening, takes time for them to completely heal.
2007-06-21 02:24:47 · answer #5 · answered by T m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe cut nerve endings,bad stitch job
2007-06-21 02:24:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋