How should the incision look?
Incisions should look clean and dry. New incisions may appear red, swollen, and firm at the incision line. Occasionally, there may be an area of bruising around the incision line. These appearances will return to normal. In boys, after an inguinal hernia repair, hydrocele or undescended testicle surgery, the scrotum may be swollen and black and blue or even yellow in appearance. This will resolve.
