Questions about scars...........

lookingout · April 17, 2006

how bad were yours? how many did you have? How long did they take to go away?

waterlily1072 · April 17, 2006

Good question. I am only 5 days post-op so can't tell you how mine are doing,but Vitamin E helps with scarring. Push a pin into a Vit E gel pill and squeeze out the contents onto your scars and rub it in. If this doesn't help as much as you'd like, later when you are fully healed and the scars are no longer improving, try microdermabrasion. This works really well for some people, even on keloid (raised) scars. Good luck

Elisabethsew · April 17, 2006

I had surgery 2.5 weeks ago and have 6 incisions. Four are tiny (about half an inch) and 2 are about an inch to an inch and a quarter long. All are healing nicely. I had my gallbladder out a few years ago and had 4 incisions from that surgery. Today, I can't see 3 of them and one is VERY faint.

princess_n_thep · April 17, 2006

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=16455&highlight=scar+stages

DonnaB · April 17, 2006

I'm 6 weeks post op and have been using Maderma on my scars since the scabs fell off.

I've got 5 scars:

One is center front, sits just under my bra-line and is approximately 1/4" wide. It's smooth and virtually invisible.

There are two scars, right and left and about 3 inches higher than my bellybutton. They are also about 1/4" wide. They're completely smooth but are a fairly deep pink color - the one on the left more visible than the one on the right.

I have one in my bellybutton which is a verticle slit and looks to be about 1/2" in length. It's hard to really tell because it disappears down into my bellybutton. My doctor says this one will completely disappear in the little folds that surround the bellybutton. I can only see this scar if I'm standing in front of a mirror and pull up and back on the flesh at the top of the belly button. It's color is about the same as the previous two.

My port scar is slightly lower than and about 5 inches to the left of my belly button and is approximately 1 1/8" wide. It is completely smooth and slightly lighter than the other scars.

I'm pleased with the progress so far and plan on continuing with the Maderma. My doctor used an sub-dermal stitch like a plastic surgeon and tells me that these scars will fade to faint white lines over the next couple of years. As it stands right now, looking in the mirror you can only see 3 of the 5 scars. I think he did an amazing job! :-)

RavensRiches · April 17, 2006

I have 5, two are already very tiny and with regular Retin-A use, will disappear. Two (including the largest at 1" port entry) will leave visible scars even with Retin-A treatment. The 5th is ify---will have to wait and see.

Jessiebear · April 17, 2006

I have 5 also. 3 are incisions & 2 are the puncture places where the laproscopic tools were inserted. 2 of the incisions & 1 of the punctures sites are noticeable (still purplish). The other 2 are barely noticeable cause I used Neosporin on them. They were a liitle red right after surgery. I wish I had used it on all of them. Oh well! You live & you learn!