Is it normal for a fistulotomy wound to look merged with the anal opening months later?!
Hi everyone, I (F28) had surgery for a simple anal fistula in October, and now it’s May. The wound seems mostly healed and my doctor said it looked clean, just slow to heal. I don’t really have pain or infection symptoms anymore, but I still keep checking it because I’m anxious about recurrence.
The fistula was located right on the edge of the anal opening. Now when I look at it, it almost seems like the wound has merged with the anal opening itself, like there’s no “upper edge” separating them anymore and it looks like one larger opening/ditch.
Has anyone experienced something similar after a fistulotomy? Is it possible for the healed area to end up looking anatomically connected to the anus like this, without meaning the fistula is still active?
I’m especially interested in hearing from people whose fistulas were very close to the anal opening.