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Scar Tape or Cream?

So, I am using some scar cream on the scars from the bra-band skin excision I had done several weeks ago. It really doesn't seem to be doing anything, but I am continuing with it anyways.

BUT, 1oz was 30$. I am having a TT and arm lift in 3 weeks and 1oz will NOT last very long and I don't want to spend God knows how much on cream! I hear the tape is a good option, so I may go with that. I have been reading that you can use the tapes for 3 days, take it off, wash it, and reuse it. Is this true??? Seems gross. How does it continue to stick and how does the silicone remain effective?

Any links to good tape?

I gots questions. lol.

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  • I used silicone tape on my VSG incisions. They are now just thin white lines. Not sure if it helped, but certainly didn’t hurt. I plan to use it again when I have plastics. The tape I used was fro

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    I have read that found scar massage will help more than creams etc. you have to wait until the incision is fully healed but check into that as well.

  • Yeah, my surgeon told me to massage the sites I have currently when I shower. I use calendula ointment once a day and scar cream once a day, as well. I am not really pressed about the appearance of th

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I talked to my surgeon about the tape yesterday. He said you should be able to use a single piece of tape for 3 weeks straight. Take it off when you shower, and then stick it back on. No need to "rinse off".

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Just getting ready to create a post asking about silicone tape recommendations and I see that this one is the same one my Dr recommended so that makes my decision easy. [emoji4]
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Turned out I am allergic to silicone tape so I am not even bothering. I still apply calendula cream in the a.m. and Vitamin E gel at night for the hell of it. The scars don't bother me much.

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On 12/27/2019 at 8:56 AM, mousecat88 said:

Turned out I am allergic to silicone tape so I am not even bothering. I still apply calendula cream in the a.m. and Vitamin E gel at night for the hell of it. The scars don't bother me much.

I’ve heard great things about Skinuva Scar Cream; many plastic surgeons in Beverly Hills recommend it.

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