For those of you asking about my dad and his own set of head issues...
He had a follow up with his plastic surgeon yesterday, and Dr. Carpenter was pleased with how the area looked. He is now cautiously optimistic George's head will heal without the bigger skin graft surgery being necessary.
I told my dad it looks like a dime-size sand trap. The area "inside" now looks the same color as his outer skin--which is much less intimidating. The goal is to have the layers all knit together and heal over. He will continue to have the special dressings every other day--they are treated with silver (?!) to help stimulate healing (Aquacel, I think is the name). He can now have a large band-aid put over the area instead of gauze and tape. The dressings will continue for 6-12 weeks and his next visit is in 8 weeks. It will not be particularly nice-looking, I'm afraid, but it wasn't great before.
He is looking so much better with the extra weight he's gained at assisted living. May I just say how INCREDIBLE the Golden Living ladies are. Having him in a healthy nurturing environment is wonderful.
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