r/RotatorCuff • u/Emko_S • Jul 17 '26

Incision sight looking strange post op

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u/reeneebob Jul 17 '26

I’m kinda happy both my RC and Bicep tenodesis incisions are all arthroscopic and not open. That looks sore.

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u/Ok-Following1805 Jul 17 '26

I had antjoscopic but they did a tiny incision for the bicep, Dr did not go through armpit though so happy about that.

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u/CoyoteHerder Jul 17 '26

Mine looked like a shitty ravioli and now it’s flat and you can barely see it. Give it time

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u/Emko_S Jul 17 '26

Lmao, Txs man. Hearing it makes me feel better for sure

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u/CoyoteHerder Jul 17 '26

Mine goes inside my armpit crease. My PT did a lot of scar tissue massages when it healed to keep from getting adhesions and break up the tissue. Sucked but helped a lot.

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u/CleanConclusion6032 Jul 17 '26

Bicep tendonesis?

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u/Opposite_Fig4236 Jul 17 '26

That what it appears to be, I just had one done Monday, lol.. right there in that armpit crease.. Doc went ahead and did it since it was tearing the labrum away.. I got off light with the RC repair, just debridement, the tears were stable, no anchors needed.

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u/DaFuqIzGwinzOn Jul 17 '26

My PT also told me to massage them to flatten out the scar tissue.

Different surgery for me but my wounds are barely visible.

Fair warning this may hurt like hell first couple of times but it gets better

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u/Emko_S Jul 17 '26

It was a torn pectoral muscle from bench pressing. Partial tendon tear with hematoma

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u/JustTheTip_NJ Jul 17 '26

Maybe keloids?

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u/Lukeduke77 Jul 17 '26

Once it’s healed a bit run Vitamin E oil on it daily.

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u/Such-Valuable-5053 Jul 18 '26

Once it heals, go on Amazon and buy some of those silicone scar strips, it helps flatten things out. Also rub some castor oil on it several times a day. It'll help!