mederma?

Has anyone tried Mederma cream on your suture scars? I am only a week post op and was thinking about trying some. I am not planning on ever wearing a bikini or anything but would still like the scars to be minimal. Anyone had any luck or suggestions? Thanks!

I used it on my daughter she fell and got stitches on her forehead. Not sure it really made that much of a difference honestly and at the time it was really costly. Now they have cheaper versions I think. It takes awhile but your scars should turn almost skin toned after awhile. All my other surgical scars have and my lapband ones are getting alot lighter and smaller now. I am not sure it is even worth the hassle and expence in my opinion . LOL  I thought about it but mine are fading so well now I did not see the point.

Ok thanks it has only been a week and my smallest scars are looking great. I did get 1 tube I may try it but happy to hear they seem to heal well

I didn't need anything for my incision for the lapband, but my surgeon recommended mederma when i had my thyroid removed (cancer).  I didn't find it to be very helpful.  However, a physical therapist recommended silicon scar strips to me, and those helped quite a bit.  I even gave my extras to a friend with a bad scar from cardiac surgery, and they are working wonders on his scar, years after the fact.  They cost a bit, about $25 for a box of ten, but each one can be cut into smaller pieces, and used for a week.

Thanks I will keep them in mind!

Another thing to consider is Vitamin E Oil. I used this on my incisions/scars from my c-sections and they are barely visable. I will be using it again after my surgery next week as well.

I didn't even bother because I had about 200 lbs to lose and knew plastic surgery was in my future.  So now I have lost 150 lbs so far and it looks like I was right.  I will need surgery to get rid of the extra skin....so hopefully they will cut off most of the scars too!!!  just something to think about.

I've always heard that anything beyond some prescription scar formulas do nothing and that it is mostly hereditary how your scars "hold up" over time.

How funny, I bought a tube of it yesterday 14 bucks. For me, 14 bucks its worth the try. I will let you know if  I see much of a difference.

I too am not looking to wear a bikini but don't want my scare to be so noticeable.