My eye, eight months down the road to recovery
I finally got around to getting some photos done of my eye post operation (read the gorey details here)
This photo has been altered to bring out the details. I don’t look this manky really. Have a good look, then read on…
As you’ll remember, after cutting out the Rodent Ulcer there was a deep hole in my face by my eye. This had to be plugged, but to sew it up and let it heal naturally (as it the normal procedure with these things) would have messed with my eye, probably meaning I’d never be able to blink and would cry constantly.
You’ll notice the area of skin where the hole was is slightly hairy. You’ll also notice a patch of pink scar tissue by my eyebrow. It’s not so obvious now, but the area connecting the scar tissue and the hairy patch is joined.
Put you fingers between your eyebrows above your nose and pinch. There’s a fair bit of skin there. Not on my head there isn’t. The surgeon took a pinch, sliced (with a red-hot scalpel) most of it off, and folded it over the hole attaching it with sutures. He then sealed up my forehead. The scar tissue came from me raising my eyebrows on a daily basis, otherwise it would be unnoticeable.
Simple really!