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exohexoh
on 7/3/13 4:09 am - West Chester, PA

What is everyone using on their scars? I'm looking at different silicone strips now but have no clue which to get. My surgeon recommended the oleeva one but if something else works better I'd rather use that (especially if its cheaper! Lol)

<3 jen <3

<3 starting weight: 252 <3 goal weight: 135 <3 current weight: 151 <3

RNY: 9/27/10 <3 Extended Tummy Tuck w/hip & thigh lipo: 6/6/13

MyBariatricLife
on 7/3/13 5:41 am

On July 3, 2013 at 11:09 AM Pacific Time, exohexoh wrote:

What is everyone using on their scars? I'm looking at different silicone strips now but have no clue which to get. My surgeon recommended the oleeva one but if something else works better I'd rather use that (especially if its cheaper! Lol)

I have a Gelzone wrap and I really like it. It wraps around your incision and provides comfortable compression. The silicon gel sheet helps the scar heal/lighten and also provides lymphatic drainage. I lost 2" in two days off my lower abdo. Prior to the wrap, I was not losing there. I think it is under $100.

Living larger than ever,
My Bariatric Life

exohexoh
on 7/3/13 10:56 am - West Chester, PA

RNY on 09/27/10

That was one of the ones i was looking at amazon, it's on the lower price side so I wasn't sure about it. Thanks!

<3 jen <3

<3 starting weight: 252 <3 goal weight: 135 <3 current weight: 151 <3

RNY: 9/27/10 <3 Extended Tummy Tuck w/hip & thigh lipo: 6/6/13

MyBariatricLife
on 7/3/13 10:58 pm

Yes, I looked it up for someone yesterday and it was about $68. It has to wrap around you 1.5x so but sure to get the right size. I find it comfortable to wear.

Living larger than ever,
My Bariatric Life

Laura in Texas
on 7/3/13 10:24 pm

RNY on 09/17/08

My surgeon does not believe anything really works and he told me to use cocoa butter lotion. My scars are pretty good at 2 years out. I am amazed that when I run my fingers across them you cannot even feel where they are.

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."

exohexoh
on 7/3/13 10:46 pm - West Chester, PA

RNY on 09/27/10

I'm surprised at how a lot of mine looks now. Way better than my rny scars. My larger scar from it healed horribly which is why I want to do anything I can to make these ones better (and maybe try something on this older one too since I can see myself wanting to wear a bikini next year now).

<3 jen <3

<3 starting weight: 252 <3 goal weight: 135 <3 current weight: 151 <3

RNY: 9/27/10 <3 Extended Tummy Tuck w/hip & thigh lipo: 6/6/13

Laura in Texas
on 7/3/13 10:56 pm

RNY on 09/17/08

Good for you on the bikini. My top half looks great, but my legs are a wobbly mess. I don't wear a bikini because my body looks odd because of that.

My RNY scars completely disappeared. I think I must be a good healer.

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."

exohexoh
on 7/4/13 1:33 am - West Chester, PA

RNY on 09/27/10

I'm not thrilled with my legs either, I'll probably wear a skirt bottom, that's what I've done the past few years anyway. I figure there's people that look a lot worse than me walking around in bikinis anyway lol.

<3 jen <3

<3 starting weight: 252 <3 goal weight: 135 <3 current weight: 151 <3

RNY: 9/27/10 <3 Extended Tummy Tuck w/hip & thigh lipo: 6/6/13

Angela B.
on 7/4/13 12:37 am - Austin, IN

RNY on 09/08/08

my PS includes a bottle of Bio Cream in the price of the procedures. I started using it the day after my stitches were removed. I am to use it everyday until it is gone and if I want to use it longer I can purchase more at his office. too soon to tell if it will really fade my scar but my scar doesn't look too bad anyway. it is a very fine line and my belly button looks great. if I remember correctly it cost $90 per bottle.

BetsyDP
on 7/8/13 12:37 pm - East Lansing, MI

DS on 08/21/09

My ps recommended bio cream too, I Ted looking on the Internet without luck. Whois the manufacturer?

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