We took Kaitlyn to see Dr. Vicari(her plastic surgeon) tonight. The two of them have this bond which is too cute. Since we were his last patients they let K & C play in one of their play areas down the hall. As soon as Kaitlyn saw Dr. Vicari she went running to him which is so cute! She always jumps right on his lap and they chat:) Hard to believe he has been seeing her since she was 3 months old and she is now 3 years old! He said her skin transplant looks great! He is happy with the progress she is making. The lower part of her lip is still pretty hard so we need to continue massaging it to soften the tissue. That same area has a pretty red scar line still. Its because that was an incision that was opened up twice in 2 different surgeries. She will probably need laser treatments there to help blend the scar line or completely make it disappear. The thing that sticks out to him the most is the faint red outline around the new skin. Again, its still healing and will fade in color. That would be another area to laser if it doesnt completely fade. Being that its only 6 months post-op it is too early to do any laser and we need to soften that lower lip tissue. So we will continue to massage the area with Aquaphor and schedule another follow up visit for this summer. At that point we will discuss possibly doing her laser treatment in the Fall of 2009. He said it takes about 20 seconds to do but based on her age, the discomfort and how much needs to be lasered he would probably put her to sleep under general anesthesia. Also, it will take a few treatments which means more general anesthesia which we dont like but it will be short! So all in all it was a great appointment! We are all happy with how well our little princess is healing:)
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