Question:
Can any type of cream, aloe, etc. to help with scars?

with the scar so it's not so noticeable? I've heard about Mederma (sp?). Anyone tried it and had success? Thanks, Lisa    — Lisa D. (posted on October 8, 2003)


October 8, 2003
I don't know for sure if it helped or not, but I used a combination of aloe and vitamin E creams on my lap scars for about the first four months after surgery. At six months out, my scars are minimal and fading all the time.
   — Vespa R.

October 8, 2003
I am 5 1/2 months out. I used Mederma & then I switched to Vitamin E OIL. My staple marks are gone & my 2 1/2 inch incision is flat, faded & looks great. I believe I may have some good info. for you on my profile. Good luck! Karen Corkran
   — [Deactivated Member]

October 8, 2003
I used cocoa butter with aloe or vitamin e and it faded the scars very nicely they are hardly noticeable.
   — Tammy N.

October 8, 2003
I found Mederma to smell bad. It is made from onion extract. I had to stop using it because I could smell it all day long.
   — Cosmo K.

October 8, 2003
hi i am sort of going to answer for you i just had to back surgeries cut at the same spot both times so my scar was thick and bumpy, i use coco butter and vit e my physical therapist said merderai works pretty good but i did not try it. She also told me to massage the edges two times a day it breaks up the scar tissue and helps flatten the insicion scar i would like to report that two months after the last surgery i have a flat incision scar and it was really thick and bumpy, i hope this helps i will be doing the same thing when i have my wls. Hugs Sue
   — susan B.

October 8, 2003
If it is keloid, red, ropey, might pull, burn & itch, then I don't know of anything. I had mine injected at the dermatologist and it makes it lie down flat. Most of my scar laid down right away, but one lil inch INSISTS on having more shots. Oh boy. I used Scargo to fade the scars. One bottle lasted me thru all my plastics AND my revision. LOL! Mederma made the scar peel & hurt.
   — vitalady

October 8, 2003
Hi Lisa: A plastic surgeon told me to get mederma. It didn't work for me for the short time I used it. I discontinued it because it hurt me too. Kind of a burning sensation if I remember right. It was five years ago. I do remember it was pretty dang expensive on top of not working for me. I've since read that it's more the rubbing that helps break down the bumping up of scar tissue and not so much what you're rubbing on it. Wish the plastic surgeon had mentioned that. I'd try something like you mentioned, cooca butter with aloe and/or e or maybe try the scargo. If you can get a free sample of mederma then try that. Otherwise I'd say skip it. Good luck. S
   — sherry hedgecock

October 9, 2003
HI Lisa, I use Mederma and it works really well and I dont even use it as much as it says too. It's kind of expensive, but my scar is a very light pink now and the bottom 1/2" by my belly button is gone! Try it! Lisa Rhoads
   — Lisa R.

October 9, 2003
My pharmacist recommended the store brand of Mederma. The Walgreens brand is twice as large for less money, called "Scar Relief Gel" I am almost two months post-op & I think it is working great. You can't hardly see some of my staple scars/marks anymore. Good Luck!
   — Dawn J.

October 9, 2003
Mederna works very well, although it smells terrible. I used it for my lap gallbladder scars (I'm still preop for RNY) that I had 2 months ago, and you can hardly see the staple marks or incision scars.
   — Marissa R.

October 12, 2003
Hi :) I have had more than one surgeon tell me that it's not as much what you use on a scar, but the act of rubbing and massaging it that helps it fade and flatten. Mederma is SO expensive and I did use it, but I like Shea Butter and Emu Oil better, they are less expensive and they smell much better. They don't flake and roll up like Mederma does either. I would just say, save your money.
   — Cathy K.




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