Anyone use mederma for the scars? I know it is probagly the least thing to have to worry about but I'm thinking that as long as I'm improving my health and appearance then I might give it a try.

When I had a couple of skin cancers removed from my face, the derm told me to use "scar therapy". The scars are barely noticeable, so it must have worked!

I'm so glad that you posted this today! I've been meaning to post that I found a new product that's working really well. It's called Epi-Derm. One of my friends told me about it (she had hip surgery and it really faded her scar).

Anyway, I was using Mederma (which didn't do a whole lot), then Vitamin E (did a little. . maybe was more due to time), and I just bought 2 patches of this Epi-Derm stuff about 2 weeks ago. My scar has already faded a bunch!

I posted a few pre-/post Mederma scar photos on my blog and will post photos over the weekend to show what the Epi-Derm has done. Basically, my big scar is less keloid-y and is a lot lighter. The little one was pretty well faded already, so it hasn't changed as much.

Also, the patches are re-usable (you cut them to size, then take them off once a day and wash them) and each piece should last about 10 days. HOWEVER, I didn't realize that I needed medical tape to keep them on, so they were coming off when I was sleeping and I wasted a few pieces (not so great b/c it's a bit expensive).

Anyway, here is a link to the site -- I bought mine on-line. Epi-Derm

Good luck!

Catherine