Will a perianal abscess heal 15 days after surgery?

Healing after surgery for perianal abscesses depends on the complexity of the disease, surgical approach and recovery. Perianal abscesses are generally categorized as perianal subcutaneous abscesses, sciatico-rectal fossa abscesses, intersphincteric abscesses, supratentorial abscesses, and rectal submucosal abscesses. The types are diverse and complex, resulting in different healing times. After surgery for a perianal abscess, the patient will be hospitalized for about 10 days. This depends on the size of the abscess cavity and the size of the surgical incision. The wound is free of significant pain for about 15 days and there is no severe pain either from dressing changes or bowel movements. This time will also not affect normal life. The incision will heal in about 40 days to 2 months after surgery for perianal abscess. Small perianal abscess incisions will heal in about 40 days. Some incisions are larger and may take about 2 months to open completely. Daily anal bowel movements can cause local contamination, which can also affect the healing time, especially in deep abscesses with large cavities, which take longer to heal. After perianal abscess surgery, according to the individual’s condition as well as the body’s ability to recover differently, such as the combination of some basic diseases, diabetes, chronic pulmonary heart disease, anemia, etc., the postoperative healing time will be prolonged. In short, after perianal abscess surgery, to do a good job of postoperative care, actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, as far as possible to achieve the expected recovery, and at the same time to reduce the chances of the formation of anal fistula.