“Surgeon’s Nightmare”: Despite Recovery That Rekindled Hope Lindsey Vonn’s Latest Update Leaves Fans Concerned

Lindsey Vonn has seen it all. The athlete has slashed through the mountain slopes with absolute finesse and left her mark in alpine skiing with four gold medals in the Olympics. Alongside enjoying the wins and making her name, Vonn has also garnered many injuries on the slopes. The athlete has undergone numerous knee surgeries since tearing apart her LCL in 2019.

Recently, Vonn underwent another knee surgery to fix the injury that caused her to retire from the sport. The athlete has been making progress and also shared an inspiring post on social media, rekindling hope amongst the fans. However, recently, Vonn posted an update on her surgery scars on Instagram, raising concerns among the fans.

Lindsey Vonn posts an update on her surgery

One week after her surgery on August 3, Lindsey Vonn posted a video of her removing the steri strips off her surgery stitches. The athlete posted the reel with the caption “Big reveal… how do the scars look? One week post-surgery, they are a little raw but shaping up well!” In the video, Vonn took off the steri strips and revealed her scars to curious fans. The athlete, one by one, removed all the strips, showing all of her new stitches and also the portals used to clean the knee during the surgery. Vonn, whose strips got tangled with the stitches, also cut them using kitchen scissors. After this video, many fans raised concerns about her injuries.

This post came only a few days after Lindsey Vonn shared a video of herself spending a weekend with young girls at the camp in Denver. Vonn, who seemed to be recovering properly after the surgery, was seen showcasing her philanthropic side. However, now the athlete has raised concerns about her surgery scars on Instagram. Many people have also left advice for better recovery under the post.

Fans raise concern over Lindsey Vonn’s new post.

After Lindsey Vonn’s scar reveals video, fans flooded the skier’s comment section. Apart from fans wishing Vonn a speedy recovery, many also advised her not to pull off the steri strips. One fan, who himself has had knee surgery, stated, “Leave them alone for two weeks, Lindsey. Keep them nice and dry. After 14 days, get them removed. It will be painless, and the scars will heal and fade nicely. (Speaking from recent experience with my own leg and knee surgery.)”

One fan, shocked by Vonn’s action, stated, “Surgeon’s nightmare” While a fan who seemed to be working in a medical profession wrote, “Lindsey, we usually recommend leaving the steri-strips on and letting them fall off naturally. Otherwise, you also risk pulling off the stitches or pulling apart the incision.

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A fan also wrote, “You are supposed to let them come off by themselves!” To justify her scar reveal, Lindsey Vonn replied to this comment that this is not her first surgery, and her surgeon knows when she can take the steri strips off. Further, the athlete stated that surgery instructions for every patient are different.

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