Mederma??

[dee21 47]

Has anyone used mederma on their incisions? If so...how soon after surgery. My Dr took my steri-strips off today and the incisions are healing well. They still hurt though and look like this...I'm 9 days post-op.

[debpaige 35]

I'm 10 says post op today .. It looks healed nicely.. Does it still soar in that are and is it still swollen

[GuyMontag 1,264]

Don't use mederma too fast! Let the incisions heal on their own first then use the mederma. I tried using mederma way to early and I think it made the scars look worse. That's just my experience.

This is from the Livestrong website:

Monitor new scars; you shouldn't apply Mederma products to the wound until it's healed and any sutures have been removed. You can begin using Mederma on old scars right away.

[dee21 47]

Debpaige they are still sore and a little swollen. Thanks GuyMontag!! I will definitely wait till they are all healed up!!

[goalseeker 695]

I used it for the 8 weeks it recommends. I am not sure it actually helped at all. My surgeon said that there's no scientific evidence to show it is effective but it made me feel better. 9 months later my scars are hard to see.

That's my biggest scar where the port is. One of them I can almost not find.