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Scars !

1 month and a half post op ... My scars are healed but there ugly and dark is there anything I can put on then to help them fade away ?

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Mederma is sold OTC at many pharmacies...or you can consult with your dermatologist about topicals which are designed to fade scars.

My dermatologist recommended "Kelocote" or (Cotz for Face), available at many pharmacies and also of all places Amazon. I'm recovering from facial skin cancer surgery...but am waiting until after vacation to search for the last product.

Over time, the scars do fade considerably, even without treatment. I had 5 scars from another abdominal surgery during summer, 2011, and can only still see 1 of the scars.

take regular Vit. E. capsules and with clean hands and clean scar areas pop the vit E capsule and take the liquid in a small medicine cup and rub the vit. E. into your scars. The vit. e is kinda sticky but it helped to fade my scars considerably. My ugally purple scars are now almost faded and not so gristly looking. I did the vit. e. treatment for about six weeks daily after showering.

I'm a very big fan of mederma. I used it after 2 carpel tunnel releases, ankle reconstruction, and for my gall bladder incisions. I wasn't as concerned about the appearance of the scars as the texture. It softens the tissue and makes them more pliable. I've just been banded (10/10) and the new incisions are over some of the old gall bladder ones, so I will probably use it again.

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