Anal Fissure Support Forum

Hi, has anyone had experience of the flap slipping or failing? I had my surgery 3 weeks ago and for the first 2 weeks it was painful but was getting gradually better. Suddenly about a week ago, the pain became truly awful and it hurts so much ...

I thought I’d post about having an advancement flap procedure for a chronic fissure. My AF history is in the diary section. I don’t want to scare anyone off but if anyone wants a detailed, honest account of my experience with mucosal advancement ...

I had the flap yesterday, after many years of pain and bleeding, and two rounds of Botox. My CRS wasnt too confident it would work, but being young (30), female and no children, he is totally against LIS. I have been very vocal ...

In case it can help, I am writing about my fissurectomy with anoplasty surgery (aka advancement flap procedure). It is a more conservative procedure since it does not involve cutting the sphincter. It seems promising, but I got extremely unlucky with the development of ...

... majority of them never suffered from the problems that affected our lives immensely. To help anyone out there seeking information on advancement flap surgery now and in future, I thought I would share my experience with anorectal diseases and blog a bit on my progress after advancement flap surgery ...

Hi . I had LIS 3 weeks ago and the CRS created a flap around the fissure . Everything went well but now the flap is fairly large tag ; I know its very early in the healing but will this flap get smaller? I was told to give it 3 months to see what ...

Hi ,was wondering if anyone who has had the procedure could give me any indication on how long it can take to heal. I am nearly 6 week post op after having advanced anal flaps after suffering for 2years ,am so scared that it hasn't worked,just want the fissure gone .

Did anyone have advancement flap after LIS didn't work? I have had 3 LIS and advancement flap might be my next option....

Hello everyone, I am a newbie to this forum; pls pardon me if i am not following any "best practices" of the forum. I had my Advancement Flap (endorectal) surgery performed to rectify RectoVaginal fistula 5 days ago. I had a medium-sized passage that was very low/close to the anus. The ...

Hi, I am looking for some insight into the anoplasty surgery before I discuss this with my CRS. I have stenosis and have had manual dilation for this. I find that i have no issues passing stools when their volume is more. My first 2 bowel movements in the morning are typically problem free. However,...