What are you using on your scars I’m 30-days away from surgery my sleeve and although, I have three grown children I never got stretch marks and I know I will have these scars, but I want to limit the visibility as much as possible. Share your regimen please. Thanks in advance!

I scar terribly so I consulted with my dermatologist and she suggested silicone patches or sheets. I have not started yet because I'm lazy and no one sees my stomach lol

Also I've thought about it for a bit and I'm pretty sure if I really wanted to speed up the disappearance of the scars I could use my prescription retinol cream on it.

Edited August 8, 20188 yr by GreenTealael

20 minutes ago, SummerEssence said:

What are you using on your scars I’m 30-days away from surgery my sleeve and although, I have three grown children I never got stretch marks and I know I will have these scars, but I want to limit the visibility as much as possible. Share your regimen please. Thanks in advance!

I heard that Maderma is really good. My dermatologist reccommended it for a procedure I had but I never used it because my scar eventually faded. Research it and see what you think.

Thanks Wanda will do

I've done a quite a bit of research on scar treatment, as I plan to have plastics later this year. as @GreenTealael mentioned, silicone tape, or gels are universally recommended by cosmetic surgeons. They're the only treatment that has actually been clinically proven effective.

I used silicone tape soon after the scabs came off. I used the tape consistently, up until about 2 weeks ago. All I have left are thin white lines with a small amount of light pink/purple around them (I am very fair). Most people wouldn't notice unless I pointed them out.

This is what I used. I still have TONS left over for when I get plastics.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VE9AL8/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Edited August 8, 20188 yr by sillykitty

2 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

I scar terribly so I consulted with my dermatologist and she suggested silicone Patches or sheets. I have not started yet because I'm lazy and no one sees my stomach lol

I'm super lazy too, but the tape stays on a week at least, so it's not much trouble to use.