Evidence and experience
What the evidence and two decades of surgical experience say about pudendal surgery recovery time.
Wound healing takes weeks; nerve recovery takes months. Many patients notice change between three and twelve months, and improvement can continue into the second year.
Some patients experience a temporary increase in symptoms early in recovery as the nerve regenerates. Knowing this in advance turns an alarming experience into an expected one.
Our follow-up schedule is planned before surgery and delivered remotely for international patients.
Dr Bollens is a professor of urology, a proctor in pelvic surgery and a published author on pudendal neuralgia.