Scar After Parathyroid Surgery


Scar, 2 weeks after a minimally invasive, VIDEO-ASSISTED (with camera) parathyroid surgery, an approach from the left side.


Scar, 2 weeks after a minimally invasive parathyroid surgery for the large parathyroid adenoma (pictured right).


A large parathyroid adenoma 6g, 3.3 cm x 2 cm (removed from the patient pictured left).



Scar, 6 months after a minimally invasive surgery for removal of parathyroid adenoma


Scar, 3 years after a minimally invasive surgery for removal of parathyroid adenoma


Scar, 8 months after minimally invasive parathyroid surgery.



Scar, 2 weeks after a minimally invasive parathyroid surgery


Parathyroid adenoma.


A large right upper parathyroid adenoma.



Large parathyroid adenoma.


Parathyroid adenoma.


Video-assisted parathyroidectomy, 1.5 cm (1/3 of an inch) scar in 2 weeks after the surgery.The scar after a video-assisted parathyroid surgery is 2 times smaller than with an open minimally invasive surgery (which is about 3 cm (1 and 1/5 inches)



Parathyroid adenoma, that was removed during a minimally-invasive parathyroid surgery.


Large parathyroid adenoma, removed during minimally-invasive parathyroid surgery.


Scar, 2 weeks after a minimally invasive parathyroid surgery with removal of the right lower parathyroid adenoma.



Scar, 3 weeks after a minimally invasive parathyroid surgery with 4 parathyroid gland explorations for nonlocolized parathyroid adenoma (left lower parathyroid adenoma was found - picture right)


Left lower parathyroid adenoma from the patient pictured left.


Scar, 2 weeks after parathyroid glands exploration with findings of the right lower parathyroid adenoma.



Scar, 4 years after the minimally invasive parathyroidectomy with removal of the right lower parathyroid adenoma.


Scar, 2 weeks after a minimally invasive parathyroidectomy with a removal of the right lower parathyroid adenoma.



Scar, 2 weeks after a minimally invasive parathyroidectomy with a removal of the left upper parathyroid adenoma.


Scar, 10 days after a minimally invasive parathyroidectomy with a removal of the left lower parathyroid adenoma (right after the skin glue came off).


Scar in two weeks after the parathyroidectomy



Incision covered with the skin glue immediately after the surgery, a minimally invasive parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism, in a 21-year-old female (note that the size of the parathyroid adenoma is bigger than the size of the incision); (the stich is still in place and is going to be removed in three hour after the surgery and right prior discharging the patient to home). See following picture in two weeks after the surgery.


Scar in two weeks after a minimally invasive parathyroidectomy for a primary hyperparathyroidism in a 21 year-old female (the same patient as it is shown on a prior picture).



The left inferior parathyroid adenoma removed from the patient.


Scar in two weeks after a minimally invasive parathyroidectomy with removal of the left inferior parathyroid adenoma in a 40 year-old male with primary hyperparathyroidism (the same patient as on a prior picture).


Scar 2 weeks after the minimally invasive parathyroidectomy with removal of the right inferior parathyroid adenoma (7.17.2013)



Scar, 2 weeks after a minimally invasive parathyroidectomy


Scar, 3 months after the thyroid lobectomy and parathyroidectomy


Scar, 2 weeks after a parathyroidectomy for parathyroid hyperplasia with removal of 3 and ½ parathyroid glands, and simultaneous total thyroidectomy for multinodular goiter with findings of a micropapillary thyroid carcinoma.



Scar, 2 weeks after a minimally invasive parathyroid surgery for a 3.5 cm (bigger than an inch) left upper parathyroid adenoma


A large left upper parathyroid adenoma from the patient on the prior picture


Scar in 2 weeks after a minimally invasive parathyroidectomy with excision of the 1.5 cm right inferior parathyroid adenoma in 80 year-old female with primary hyperparathyroidism.



Scar in 2 weeks after the parathyroidectomy with removal of the 1 inch in size right upper parathyroid adenoma in 61 year-old female


Parathyroid adenoma measuring 3.5 cm x 2.0 cm x 1.2 cm (plum size) in patient on the next picture.


Scar in 2 weeks after pararathyroidectomy with removal of 3.5 cm (2 and ½ inches) parathyroid adenoma in 60-year-old female (see parathyroid adenoma that was removed on the prior picture)



Scar in two weeks after minimally invasive parathyroidectomy with excision of the left upper parathyroid adenoma in 66-year-old female


Scar 2 weeks after the left upper parathyroid adenoma removal in 66 year old female


Scar in 2 weeks after the parathyroidectomy in 76 year old female with removal of the right upper parathyroid adenoma



Scar in two years after parathryoidectomy for a large parathyroid adenoma.


Scar in 2 weeks after minimally invasive parathyroidectomy in a 55 year-old female


Scar 2 weeks after parathyroidectomy, removal of the right superior parathyroid adenoma, in 57 year-old female



Scar in 3 weeks after parathyroidectomy


Scar in 1 year and 4 months after minimally invasive parathyroidectomy for left upper parathyroid adenoma in 50 year-old female


Scar in 2 weeks after minimally invasive parathyroidectomy in 55 year old female



Scar in 10 months after minimally invasive parathyroidectomy in 41 year old female


Scar in eight months after parathyroid exploration surgery with removal of the right upper parathyroid adenoma in 72 year old female


Scar in 2 weeks after the minimally invasive, outpatient parathyroidectomy for a large left lower parathyroid adenoma in 44 year old female with primary hyperparathyroidism



Scar in 2 weeks after the parathyroidectomy with removal of the right lower parathyroid adenoma in 61 year old female with primary hyperparathyroidism


Scar in 33 year old female in 16 months after minimally invasive parathyroid surgery


Scar in 2 weeks after minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (2 cm)