LBC2020 wrote:Two days post op
Anyone know why the head is so bruised on this side?
I didn’t think any cutting of the glans occurred
Did anyone else have bruising?
Everyone has some bruising. Mostly it is caused by the needle with suture on it that is fitted through a hole on the prosthesis. The needle is inserted through the glans and the suture material is used to pull the prosthesis fully into the glans. There are 2 tubes in the prosthesis so you will have 2 puncture wounds on the glans. When the surgical team says a 22CM chopped they mean that the prosthesis has a plastic RTE that fits into the crus. Some docs use a shorter prosthesis other really good surgeons trim the attached RTE so that the patient has really good size and still stay within the body's natural size limits.