Hi Everyone,

I had my surgery Oct 23rd. I am a month out today. My first fill is on Dec. 5th. But until them I was wondering, if any of your doctors let you know when you could start to put things on your scars to help them go away (or get lighter). Any feedback is appreciated.

You can start putting things on your scars as soon as they are healed. I message a silicone based ung on my scars 1-2 x day and use a silicone scar bandaid. The bandaid is probably not necessary, but I want the maximum treatment and I purchased them before surgery, so I'm not going to waste them. I discovered the gel after surgery and decided to use it as well. I also have vit e oil that I put message into the scars at bedtime. They are really starting to fade and my port scar is only barely raised. I expect it to continue to improve. I must say, I am very pleased with their progress.

Since we are on the subject of scars, what did your surgeon use to close up your incisions? Our doctor used glue, and I'm really impressed with the small amount of scarring. Only problem was that I had a reaction to the glue the first couple of days and thought I was developing a raging infection until I realized the problem was "only" a skin reaction. I had a bad reaction last year to Catapres patches, so I did figure it out pretty quickly.

I am not sure what my doc used. No staples, or anything that needed to be removed. My scars healed quite nicely. All the scabs have fallen off (sorry didn't mean to be gross). They are just pink now. So I am definitely ready to get these suckers to fade. You know what I forgot to mention that sucked, was the Heparin shots. I don't know if you guys had to do it, but that left me bruised. Not so much the ones I did at home, but the ones they did in the hospital overnight. I think the needle they used was too big. But I am happy those are starting to fade. Thanks for the feedback.

Im using Mederma and it does not seem to be doing anything so I may try the bandaids....

The brands I use: the silicone gel is called New Skin scar therapy and the bandaids are Polysporin scar solution.