Granulation Tissue.

[Guest kelise]

How long does it take to go away? And should my clit be swollen and white one month after surgery?

[Guest JaniceW]

How long does it take to go away? And should my clit be swollen and white one month after surgery?

Unfortunately the asnwer is it depends. Granulation tissue can take a long time to be reabsorbed and is sometime the root of permanent scars, but not always. I would say that being one month post-op of any surgery with a white a swollen area in the involved area that consulting a surgeon for an opinion would not be a bad idea.

[Drea]

I found some swelling took 3 or 4 months but don't recall it in the clit area.

I have a hard time visualizing what may be going on with the simple description of swollen and white. This would be best directed towards your surgeon. Sending your surgeon a picture may be helpful in that case.

[Guest Jenni_S]

Granulation tissue can be a pain (literally and figuratively). It took a year for me to be pronounced "granulation free," simply because it takes time after treatment for it, to determine how effective the treatment was. It also took it's time showing up in the first place, about two and a half months, that I wasn't sure what it was, at first. Not wanting to get into "gory details" too much in public, feel free to message me, Kairi.

Now as for "swollen and white," I agree with Drea, you should definitely have that checked out; especially if you're feeling uncomfortable about it. It never hurts to ask the doctor!

[Guest DésiréeG]

as others have said - check with your doctor. Healing time varies. My clit was just beginning to heal 6 months after GRS when I went for labiaplasty. It's been a year and a half since then and it is still not 100% (my body didn't like the dissolving stitches so healing went slower than it should have). But whenever there seems to be an issue, I call my doc's office and go in and have them take a look. That's always the safe play.

[Guest Michelle Hayden]

It generally takes a year to recover from GRS..Although my GRS dr later used silver nitrate to help with the glandular tissue heal..Changes will occur during the first year, so it has been relatively recent since your surgery.

[Guest Lacey Lynne]

Truly, it's an individual matter, hon.

Though I have NOT had SRS, I HAVE type thousands of surgery reports for major hospitals over the years. What everybody told you above is quite right. Kudos to you all!

Michelle's doc using the silver nitrate was wise. This is chemical cautery and often is a great choice by the surgeon.

Just follow the doc's healing orders "To The Tee" and you'll be fine. Of course, you're going to anyway, so it's a done deal.

Good luck!

Lacey

[Guest kelise]

Thanks everyone! Granulation tissue seems to have healed up on it's own. In all places I can see anyway.