Is that a keloid?

After our last visit with Dr. Muhonen , he suggested that we go check Jack's scar with Dr. Jaffurs as he thought it looked like it was keloiding. Apparently this happens only 5% of the time and can be hereditary.
Well, unfortunately there is not much we can do to help it at this point - except massaging it for 20 minutes a day. The good news is that this doesn't seem to bother Jack. It will flatten out with massage but the width of the scar will not improve.

We may have to have the scar repaired in a couple of years. But Jack does not need to see Dr. Jaffurs for a year! That is great news, though we love everyone at his CHOC office and will miss them.

saying hello

with Tari

Dr. Jaffurs showing us how to massage his scar