When I see that, I am always amazed that there is very little pain compared with what a person would think.
Thank you.

The nerves slowly come back and one day you will realize that it feels normal. Are you keeping the wound moist 24/7? The exercising during the day is important. Your recovery is coming along great.

That really surprises me that you weren't given that advice to keep the wound moist 24/7. I always felt that it was the most important part of my surgery. The last thing my surgeon told me was "You have to keep the wound moist". Then half serious and half joking said that he didn't care if it was Crisco, the wound has to be kept moist. Since that time I have had a couple of other different type surgeries and was given the same advice.

What is a "scar conformer"?

The thing is you don't want the wound to scab over. It needs to heal from the inside out. I used Aveeno lotion and never let it dry out for more than two months. It made it so much easier to massage the wound to keep the scar tissue pliable. If I were you, it would definitely be worth a phone call to make sure on this. As I said, I am really surprised at those instructions. I do agree about the "in bath look" with water. That is not what the lotion does. You put the lotion on after showering or washing to retain the moisture in the skin.

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There is strong large body of evidence that moist wound management promotes faster healing, reduced scarring and much better long term outcomes.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/art...002961094900027

.....and many many other references.

Unfortunately even surgeons do not always understand the importance of this, they make the wounds but are not always closely involved in the long term followup re scarring etc.