10/06/08 photos

Mariah was discharged from the hospital Thursday AM. Besides being in pain and weak (to be expected) she is doing well. She continues to amaze us with her strength! Below are some photos of her incision. All photos of Mariah and her incision are posted only with her approval and permission.


The outer layer of her incision is closed with DermaBond http://www.dermabond.com/
(an adhesive which seems similar to superglue). Because of the adhesive/sealing properties of this substance, she doesn't need dressing over her incision. She did have a nice, snug pressure dressing for about 24hrs due to the swelling that started in the recovery room. The DermaBond will gradually peel away from her skin and we will simply need to trim the portions of the adhesive peeling away with scissors. She does have sutures below the surface of her skin which are absorbable.

This photo shows Mariah giving us the "thumbs up" sign in the recovery room shortly before the swelling started.

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The picture below shows her incision before the swelling started and the pressure dressing was applied: