The goal is to add five layers of the Alloderm and then after it’s at the level of the rest of the skin, to do a skin graft over the area. As far as swelling, that’s how it is. There’s some leftover filler that the previous doctor was not able to remove. It’s not swelling.
Interestingly, this “surgery “which was really just a wound/scar
Revision has hurt more than the disaster in January where I was mutilated. I had multiple skin punctures as well as loss of skin, etc. I believe it was a lot of nerve damage that has been healing the last six months which I’m grateful for. Even before this, it looked bad soft and went hard, the indentation part was the only thing that looked horrible and was getting rejections for. Some of the lumpiness that you see is swelling flatten out when it’s hard.
This doctor has been really good about setting expectations and has been really sympathetic. Dr Hudak at UT. Southwestern in Fort Worth has also been very upfront and sympathetic, so if anyone needs a penile reconstructive surgeon in the Fort Worth area, he’s trained by Dr. Morey, who is considered one of the best in this part of the country. He’s basically the same level as Dr
Carney. I forget the connection, but I believe they had some similar training from the same program, etc..
I would’ve happily gone to him, but he only does degloving. My current doctor is the only one who suggested this approach. I may end up with degloving, but I wanted to try something before that given there’s nothing left after a deep loving to do and the potential Loss of up to 30% of my size from degloving, as well as still being deformed looking.
This has honestly been the worst experience in my life and I don’t know how I’ve survived it other than support from you and others my close friends. I can’t imagine surviving another disaster like this so I’m hopeful that nothing else goes wrong.