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What Causes Itchiness At The Incision Site Of Abdominal Hernia?

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Posted on Fri, 24 Oct 2014
Question: a friend of mine is recuperating from abdominal hernia surgery done on september 16, 2014. The incision looks fine but he said he is having a lot of itchiness. He also was prescribed potassium which he is taking orally. He believes this is due to healing of the tissues. Is this normal?
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Answered by Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
There is nothing to worry

Detailed Answer:
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Dear Mr XXXXXXX

Surgical incision is basically a clean wound created by Surgeon. It heals in the same way as any other wound. There is inflammation of the wound and release of whereas mediators during wound healing. It could be associated with itching and is quite common. There is. I reason to be worried off if the following criteria are fulfilled

1. Surgical site infection ruled out
2. No discharge from wound
3. No pain or tenderness at surgical site

Local application of coconut oil or moisturising cream will be helpful


Take care

Best regards
Dr Deepak Kaltari
Consultant Surgeon
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What Causes Itchiness At The Incision Site Of Abdominal Hernia?

Brief Answer: There is nothing to worry Detailed Answer: Hi Welcome to Healthcaremagic Greetings of the day Dear Mr XXXXXXX Surgical incision is basically a clean wound created by Surgeon. It heals in the same way as any other wound. There is inflammation of the wound and release of whereas mediators during wound healing. It could be associated with itching and is quite common. There is. I reason to be worried off if the following criteria are fulfilled 1. Surgical site infection ruled out 2. No discharge from wound 3. No pain or tenderness at surgical site Local application of coconut oil or moisturising cream will be helpful Take care Best regards Dr Deepak Kaltari Consultant Surgeon