Complications after 18 years of having Chiari Surgery

[Irene1421]

When I had chiari surgery they used skin from my leg to make a sling for my brain, that was 18 years ago. Can that sling start to give way through the years?

[selmaS]

  Hi and welcome to the Chiari forum.

Are u sure it was a sling? Or could it have been a patch? Many times the Dr places a dura patch and it can be from a cadaver, bovine, synthetic or they can use ur own pericardium (own skin) ...I had this done, but it was not a sling...ur Dr may have done something diff back then....I just know they do not do that now.

It is possible that u have scar tissue or have an issue with the "sling"

  Do u have symptoms that have returned that u r asking, if so, what symptoms r they>?