Mederma????

ANEWMii
on 6/9/10 8:11 am - Phoenix, AZ

Hi All,
Well I started using Mederma on my arm scars about a week ago and I can't decide if I'm wasting my money and time appling this stuff 3-4 times a day. Before that I was just massaging my scars with cocoa butter lotion twice a day. I switched to the Mederma because I thought it might work better or quicker. Any info on your experience with Mederma and how well it worked for you or what scar care worked best for you would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Sandi
I'm a whole new Mii! From 273+lbs to 145lbs. and a whole new life!!!
Lost through diet and exercise ( Praise God and thanks Wii Fit! )
Body by God and Dr. Mazaheri!!!!
1st PS 3/30/10 - LBL/Brachio done by the wonderful Dr. Mazaheri
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EOD WIFE
on 6/9/10 8:47 am - Lawton Ft Sill, OK

RNY on 05/05/09

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Lisa R.
on 6/9/10 9:33 am - Cleveland, OH

RNY on 10/11/01

I've used Mederma on other surgical scars - Lap RNY and Hysterectomy. It takes a long time to fade them.

My PS just gave me a cream to start using on my incisions. We haven't compared it to ingredients in Mederma yet but all of the active ingredients are sunscreen type stuff. DH has been applying the stuff for me and he said that the incisions seem to be getting "softer." I think it's too soon to tell if they're fading the scars just yet.

RNY: 10/11/2001 PS: May 28, 2010: Circumferential body lift with gluteal augmentation and brachioplasty & thoracoplasty June 25, 2010: Bilateral breast augmentation with mastopexy and medial thigh lift

Melissa M.
on 6/9/10 1:35 pm - Seabrook, TX

DS on 07/03/06

My surgeons say that cocoa butter works just as well. I was using mederma too on some scars but quit buying it because I didn't see "instant" results...LOL. It's expensive for the amount you get I think. I think the key is keeping the incision moisturized and massaging them to break up any scar tissue. Dr L will tell you that he thinks cocoa butter helps some and that there really isn't any evidence proving that anything else works any better. I think it's all a matter of opinion. He does recommend silicone strips for widening and keloid scars though. All scars will eventually fade on their own with time. Even the same scar will fade at different times depending on their location and length of scar. Sorry I wasn't any help. I just wish I had the majic answer!

Duodenal Switch - July 2006
Baylor Residency Program - Houston, TX - June 2009/March 2010

ANEWMii
on 6/9/10 1:54 pm - Phoenix, AZ

Thanks you girls for your replies.
Melissa, I think your doctors are on to something. I had been doing just that, using cocoa butter and massage and they were improving. I switched to Mederma in hopes it would work faster. It actually seemed to make my scars look worse. They were more red and the skin around them was peeling. Mederma also had started to make me itch and it burned sometimes when I first put it on. I have decided to go back to cocoa butter and massage. I will probably just stick with that unless my surgeon sugests something else. I have my 1 week post from my sencond surgery tomorrow. I will have him look at my arms scars and see what he says. Everyone else says they look really good. I think I'm just nitpicky and impatient. Patience is indeed a virtue! Thanks again for your opinions and info.

Sandi
I'm a whole new Mii! From 273+lbs to 145lbs. and a whole new life!!!
Lost through diet and exercise ( Praise God and thanks Wii Fit! )
Body by God and Dr. Mazaheri!!!!
1st PS 3/30/10 - LBL/Brachio done by the wonderful Dr. Mazaheri
2nd PS 6/1/10 - BL/Thoracoplasty/Full TL of course with Dr. Mazaheri
Thank you God! I will always be grateful for the change you have made in me! All glory is Yours!

MarilynT
on 6/11/10 1:27 am

RNY on 10/02/01

I switched to Mederma in hopes it would work faster. It actually seemed to make my scars look worse. They were more red and the skin around them was peeling. Mederma also had started to make me itch and it burned sometimes when I first put it on. I have decided to go back to cocoa butter and massage.
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Me, too! I think I will switch back to cocoa butter and see how it goes.

Marilyn (now in NM)
RNY 10/2/01
262(HW)/150-155(GW)/159(CW)
(updated March 2012)

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on 6/10/10 2:29 am, edited 6/10/10 2:29 am

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not_quite_Barbie
on 6/11/10 1:38 am

I told my PS that I was using cocoa butter and he said he thought that was as good as anything, maybe better becasue you have to rub it in for a long time so you get a good massage too.

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