Here are some photos from Wednesday. The first group are the pre-op pictures taken in the prep room outside of the procedure area in interventional radiology.
The surgeon has marked his cheek in some of the later pictures. This was the initial treatment area. Using floroscopy, they could map the interaction of the cysts and then sclerose each candidate.
After the procedure, he recounted between 6 and 8 separate areas he treated.
A good shot of those lips that send the girls swooning:
OMG - what else can you say?
Here are the post-procedure pictures taken Wednesday evening:
We took the bandage off Thursday. He is more swollen than usual and his cheek has reddened. We were told to expect that the malformation would swell larger than usual. The results of the sclerotherapy will take a few weeks to manifest. Thursday was also Sam's half birthday and Valentine's day.
Today he looks similar to Thursday, but I think the color in cheek looks more natural. He seems to be experiencing less discomfort too.
2 comments:
Those are some great pictures, thanks for sharing. Such a dude with Jim's cap. Look forward to seeing the progress.
We were melted by Sam's smile after the procedure. What a gamer!!
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