preparing skin before plastic surgery??
Also if you did how do you think it helped? AND WHAT DID YOU USE .
I know we all talk about after care of incision lines .Also talk about diet and exercise but I was wondering about topical creams before surgery......
Many thanks
Anissa
While my doc didn't mention anything about skin prep, I figured it certainly couldn't hurt. I had on hand Phytomer Stretch Mark cream which is predominently a collagen booster. I used it a few times a week for the three weeks prior to my surgery. Especially for this time of year, I thought it might make a difference to have the skin in the best condition (moisture, elasticity, etc.) as it could be. I don't have any proof that it made a difference. But, I do know that my incisions and the surrounding skin look wonderful! Maybe that's just my fantastic surgeon?
Perhaps your doc could tell you?Best wishes for your surgery...
Terri
LBL/BL 12/11/09; BL Revision, Quad Bleph 07/16/10. Larry H. Lickstein, M.D., F.A.C.S.
It's not how fast you go, but that you're moving in the right direction!
Terri - where did you find the cream you used? I'm 2 weeks pre-op and would love to give it a try.
HW-218/SW-208/CW-126/ Lowest Weight-121/Goal-125 - hit 8/23/09/Height-5'3"
Regain 30 lbs from 2012 to 2016 - got back on track and lost it. Took 8 months.
90+/- pounds lost BMI - 24 or so
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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www.spalook.com/p-11193-phytomer-seatonic-stretch-mark-reduc ing-cream.aspx
Terri
LBL/BL 12/11/09; BL Revision, Quad Bleph 07/16/10. Larry H. Lickstein, M.D., F.A.C.S.
It's not how fast you go, but that you're moving in the right direction!
I will check it out - and a far as I'm concerned if it helps me heal better, its well worth the cost.
HW-218/SW-208/CW-126/ Lowest Weight-121/Goal-125 - hit 8/23/09/Height-5'3"
Regain 30 lbs from 2012 to 2016 - got back on track and lost it. Took 8 months.
90+/- pounds lost BMI - 24 or so
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
Join us on the Lightweights Board!
I just had my consult for upcoming plastics. My surgeon strongly recommends the use of a supplement called Juice Plus. This is a dietary supplement that has the equivalent nutrient value of 46 fruits and veggies with antioxidants, probiotics and digestive enzymes. There are the super fruits Acai, Pomegranate, Mangosteen and Noni plus lots of veggies. He said that because of the RNY malabsorbtion issues, and the limited "food" intake that we have we do not get all of these important nutrients from just a multivitamin. He would like me to be on these for a few months before having surgery. SAMS club carries a brand called JuiceFestiv that is around 25$ for a 2 month supply. You take two veggie caps and 2 fruit caps daily.
While taking care of our skin on the outside is important, giving it optimal nutrition to heal is just as important. Of course, this is just MHO
, Carlene M.
Laura
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
Also, I would be wary of expensive creams -- for instance, if you were getting a tummy tuck, you might be using a lot of cream on an area that is just going to be excised anyway...so the cream used in that area would be wasted.
Just my two cents.
Good luck with your surgery.
Watch my first appearance on The Doctors TV Show (aired Dec 2008)
Plastics done by Siamak Agha, MD (lower body lift/spiral thigh lift) in Dec 2009, breast
Cynthia's Lower Body Lift procedure by Dr. Siamak Agha this includes footage from my first and second appearance on The Doctors as well as footage of my actual surgery
