Carter had his second followup appointment today, and it was a great one. The two questionable areas that Dr. Flake wanted to check on were looking much better. The entire surgery area is very firm to the touch, but he said that is normal scarring, and it will get softer over time. It will, however, always be firmer than the rest of his abdomen since they basically took out everything between the skin and the muscle there. So since Carter will most likely have the Geesaman genes when it comes to stomach shape, at least there's a chance he'll have a 3-pack!

There is some wrinkling around the scar, some of which Dr. Flake expects to flatten out over time, but he believes there's a good chance Carter will need to have some scar revision surgery in a year or two to help it look as normal as possible. So barring any significant changes, we will be seeing Dr. Flake again in TEN MONTHS! That was much better news than the 3 weeks we heard last visit.