Silicone gel sheets for scars

leahk
on 1/6/11 9:41 am
VSG on 09/15/08 with
When should I start using them?  Do you wait until your incision is completely healed?

20.5 lost pre-op.  highest/pre-op/current/goal   283/262.5/151.5/155
ericaFG
on 1/6/11 10:12 am - Cambridge, Canada
My surgeon didn't automatically have me use them - he wanted to see the scar formation first.  At around 2months he had me start.

I'm pretty sure the instructions say not to use it on open scars.


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paranoidmother21
on 1/6/11 11:17 am - Lake Zurich, IL
And mine had me start using them at 2 weeks. My ortho surgeon also had me start out early when I had them from him.

I guess it varies about as much as our post-op plans do!
Rebecca
Circumferential LBL, anchor TT, BL/BR, brachioplasty 12-16-10 Drs. Howard and Gutowski

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