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Shorty81367    0

Shorty81367
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Hi,

I was just banded on 10/27 and would like to know if anyone has any suggestions on what is best thing to use for the scars.

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HappyDay    0

HappyDay
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Time is the only thing that works for me......

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SusieQ1104    0

SusieQ1104
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I've been using Mederma gel. It has worked great!

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icequeen813    3

icequeen813
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Hi,

I was just banded on 10/27 and would like to know if anyone has any suggestions on what is best thing to use for the scars.

Vitamin E oil & don't expose scars to sun for 6 mo.

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Mimilou2004    13

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I used Mederma exactly as suggested faithfully for 4 months and feel like I wasted my money. Now I am using a face sunscreen with Retinol on my body scars and see a difference...plus my skin is very soft!!!! Time is your biggest factor, I think. I just got rid of my original port scar and had a port revision last week...as soon as my incision is healed I am going to start the cream with Retinol.

Mimi

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RyanTheGirl    1

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Hey there.. I am a nurse in a dermatology office- mederma is not something we recomment to anyone for scars. Sure, for some it may work....

I am in the pre-op process of getting a lapband, and will hopefully be banded in January... I personally will be buying some Neocutis Restorative Cream to put on my scars post-op.... before you research it i will warn you that it is EXPENSIVE- like $100 or so... to me, it is worth it. The doctor I work for even puts that on her children when they have fallen and gotten big cuts and such- they have NO scars... That's all I have to recommend, but i hope whatever you use works for you!

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Liftingchic    0

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I was told to put sunblock on them once they are healed because sun with change them colors

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RyanTheGirl    1

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Keeping your scars COVERED and out of the sun is going to be the biggest help- and is best to do so ALWAYS, but at the minimum for the next 4-6 months...

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pk3207    1

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i bought band aid like scar removers from a drug store. It says it take 8 weeks to notice change and the box is 40$. You can cut them to size so it lasts a long time. A friend of mine said he has been using them for awhile and they work great!

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ElfiePoo    109

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Rose hip seed oil. They did studies with women who had mastectomies with remarkable results. Rose hip seed oil actually regenerates cells.

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WrenBird    11

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Vitamin E cream and Bio Oil (not sure if you can buy that where you live, but it's quite popular here in Australia).

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LeighaMason    19

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When I crashed my motorcycle a few years ago I had a road rash the size of a salad plate on my leg, I used Reten A (sp?) and there is no trace of a scar.

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xardoz    1

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You could always just tell people you were in a knife fight, and they should see the other girl!

:)

*my wife won't let me tell people that. sigh.

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jingleboob    5

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You could always just tell people you were in a knife fight, and they should see the other girl!

:thumbup:

*my wife won't let me tell people that. sigh.

LOL. I'm going to start telling people that. Not that I show off my wiggly stretch marked stomach to anyone so not sure when it will come up, but at some point someone will see it and ask and then I can say knife fight and look menacing. :)

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rainbowsfollowme    0

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I've been using Bio Oil and I see a difference!

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