I have been banded for a little over 2 months now and my scars have healed up nicely but they are very dark and are now making my strech marks look like nothing. So my question is what are you using or doing if anything and/if you have what have you used that didn't work? I don't like to waste money but would like do something about these 5 scars. Any help would be greatly appreciate it!

Thanks!

Stefani

September 1st and ive been using Vitamin E oil on mine just before bed each night there fading awsome all but the port scare are pretty much unnoticable.. hope that helps

My doctor recommended Mederma. I have been using it for about a month. I can see a difference! My scar are still dark but thay have gotten a lot lighter.

Hi Stefani, I was just wondering the same thing. Ive noticed they got darker recently. Or im completely losing my mind. Im going in for my 2nd fill tomorrow and Im going to ask the Dr what he recommends & also asks his staff if they know what has worked for their patients. Will update tomorrow.

The best thing for scars is Rose Hip Seed oil. Research on women post-mastectomy showed incredible results on scars. RHS oil actual regenerates cells. I used it on mine and they're almost invisible.

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I have Mederma but I don't use it. I already had scars on my belly from my gallbladder surgery and now they are a really pale pink so I figured the Lap band scars should fade out and look the same way.

I was using Mederma, which seemed to be working out well until I broke out into a rash! So now my scars look horrible and I need to try something different- AFTER this rash heals.

I asked the OBGYN I work for what he though and he said Vitamin E oil or the Rose Hip Seed. He said the rose hip seed can be hard to fine, where I live anyway. The Vitamin E is doing great for me. I apply it 2-3 times a day.

try some pure vitamin E oil. just rub some of the oil across your tummy and it will stop the itching and restore the color.

I was told not to use anything like Mederma for six MONTHS postop.

By then, my scars had faded so much I didn't bother---I haven't done anything other than use my regular body lotion (and even that, I'm pretty unreliable about doing).

I have been using the mederma, vit e oil and my healthfood/vitamin store recomended 100% pure aloe 1 tbsp per day. Its great for the skin healing. even with burns of all sorts. I keep it refrigerated and it tastes gross. I also put it directly on the scars. Im very happy with the progress of my scars