My kitten needs to have some of her tail amputated, I'm worried she will continue to bite at it in t

My 5 mo kitten had an incident with a scentsy warmer on Friday, dipping her tail in the heated wax by accident.

She immediately started darting around the house, hissing and crying. I took her into the vet right away where they shaved almost all of her tail.
The following days, her behaviour hadn't changed at all, and she actually started biting at, and attacking the tip of her tail... There is now exposed flesh and bone.
I took her back to the vet tonight, as soon as I saw that it had escalated quickly, and they told me the best option is to amputate a few inches from her tail to get rid of the dead cells and skin to hopefully stop her from self mutilating.

She now has an e collar on and is spending the night in her carrier, and tomorrow we're off to the vet again for the procedure.

My concern is.... What if this doesn't stop her from mutilating it. Can this cause her trauma to the point of developing a compulsive self mutilation problem? She's already been through so much.

I feel so guilty that she is losing some of her tail over something as dumb as a scentsy. (Which has been thrown out)
It scares me that if she continues to hurt herself, needing more surgery... About what I would do.
I'm already reaching out for help to cover this surgery.
I'm hoping things turn around and she'll get better... If anyone has dealt with a similar experience I would appreciate your input.
Thanks.

She was probably biting at it because it hurt.  Once the pain is gone, she should leave it alone.

Cats are incredibly adaptable and once the surgery is done she will adjust. She is probably going after it because of pain so with surgery and aftercare it should heal well and she will be fine. I am so sorry you are going through this but know it was an accident and no one could have forseen it.

My female tuxedo chewed on the tip of her tail as a kitten.  After a million tests my vet deemed it behavioral but when she wouldn't quit and hit bone he amputated about two inches of it.  Amazingly, she never chewed on it again and her tail looks totally normal now.

I should probably include an update.
It's been about a week since she had the surgery to amputate some of her tail and she definitely seems a lot better and relieved.

She has a cone on and she will try and nip at the stitches when I feed her, but it doesn't seem like she wants to bite the tail, just pull the stitches out. So that's good.

She goes back in a couple days for another follow-up

Thanks for the update.  What a relief that she's doing so well!