What do you use on your scars?

Has anyone used BioOil? or Mederma? and had success in lessing the appearence of scars?

My doc recomended the Mederma, but my daughter was told that BioOil works wonders.

any thoughts on the subject?

 I have a friend who used BioOil on her breast reduction scars (about 4 years ago) and swears by it.  Says she has almost no scars at all - barely visible unless you're really looking.  I haven't seen her boobs so I can't testify to that....lol

I know I'll probably use it - what the hell.  Can't make it worse and if it makes it better, great.  I've also heard vitamin E cream is good....

thanks for the reply.

It looks like the BioOil is a better value then the mederma cost wise, I just want to use what works the best ya kno.

Where do you get the bio oil? I think its still too early for me to use things yet. Im only 1.5 weeks out. Still usng Neosporin... I do think alot of how you scar depends on your body but it wouldnt hurt to try! With my first breast lift I didnt use anything and my scars were almost invisible. My tummy scar is a little dark, I wish I had tried using something on it.

walmart 11 bucks in the 1st aid section

At my second follow up my ps gave me biocorneum.  It appears to be only available through a ps - so I'm lookiing for something as well once I"m out of the biocorneum.  My ps said I only had to use that for a couple of weeks. 

I'm going to look into bio oil.

My daughter is on a new mommy forum and she said a lot of the women swear by it after c~section's and to help with streatch marks.

Thanks!  I'll look for it the next time I'm at the drug store.

My scar from my hysterectomy (vertical) faded pretty well on it's own; however, I knew I was going to have the plastic surgery so I didn't worry about it.  Now it's completey gone.  lol.  It's just replaced with a scar that goes all the way around me.

speaking of stretch marks... Ive been using that mederma stretchmark cream since about Easter. i can see it has helped some, and my stretchmarks are old.

Oh wow.. good to know I have some reallly old ancient streatch marks I would like to see fade away!