His and Her Health

Hi Dr. Goldstein,<BR>Someone mentioned that one of the reasons that surgery is not successful in the long run is that the nerves can grow back and the pain returns in about 4 to 5 years. Is this possible?<BR>Thanks!<BR>Toby

It is not possible for the nerves to regrow because you replace the vestibular tissue with a completely different type of tissue- vaginal tissue. Nerve don't "re-grow" there, just like they never grew there in the first place. Secondly, I do not know of any study (nor in my experience treating more than 250 women who had a vestibulcetomy) that mentions recurrence after 4-5 years. <P><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Toby:<BR><B>Hi Dr. Goldstein,<BR>Someone mentioned that one of the reasons that surgery is not successful in the long run is that the nerves can grow back and the pain returns in about 4 to 5 years. Is this possible?<BR>Thanks!<BR>Toby</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><P>------------------<BR>Andrew T. Goldstein<BR>Director, The Center For Vulvovaginal Disorders