Now see, Brian? That is EXACTLY the kind of thing I need to know -- the swelling due to trapped lymph. And you can count on me running my mouth (fingers?) if it will help anyone following me. That is but one aspect of the Grand Surgical Adventure, but one which would have occasioned wasted worry time had I not known about it in advance. Scars? I don't give a grand hoo-haw (quaint regionalism) about those. At this point I will settle for the side of the grass that's green, with all margins clean. Thank you, AGAIN!

Joanna, Reassured