Originally Posted by MathieusDeli
contact DAN (Diver's alert network) - there has been recent research into diving after surgery, concerning the ability of healing scar tissue to eliminate the nitrogen. Check out with DAN.


Hi Mathieus,

Best as I know, while it is occasionally hypothesized that since blood circulation in scar tissue is poorer than that of uninjured tissue, SCUBA-related off-gassing may be impaired, there really is no evidence to support this conjecture. Moreover, there are individuals with very substantial amounts of scar tissue, both external and internal, who dive regularly without obvious transient gas phase problems. Additionally, I know of no diving medicine physicians who advise against SCUBA based solely on the presence of scar tissue.

In any event, I usually follow such research carefully, but I seem to have missed this recent activity. And I can find nothing recent on DAN's website.

Where did you hear about it? Anything more you can tell me?

Thanks,

DocVikingo