Scar treatment - My results - Photos included

[leeann71 539]

My doc told me to use the silicone pads, subposeably they work have not tried them yet.

[Nicolanz 1,484]

Is the bio oil expensive too?

[NurseGrace 509]

Well, they sell it in a huge bottle and this small one that I have in the picture, that smaller one was around 7-10 dollars but I have been using it on my face and my scar for longer than a month and I havent really made a dent in it.

[iggychic 1,405]

My scars look like bruises and I'm five months out. Would medera help that?

BTW I used bio oil at the advice of a plastic surgeon on a severe injury on my wrist. My scaring is pretty awful...I look like a bad suicide victim LOL (but my cuts go up and down verses side to side). I have a foot long scar going from the middle of my hand to the inside of my elbow. It was very painful because of the debth of the surgery (I have donor bone, plates, screws and pins) so the healing includes a lot of the skin pulling. The bio oil was suggested because it is effective in softening the skin which reduces the pain. My scar is not pretty, but it's not red and awful nor was it ever after the surgery (well long term...I was in a cast for a couple of months). That scar looks better than the little ones on my stomach and I didn't have the plastic surgery on it (yet). It's good stuff. I would have used it on these scars if I wasn't too sick to care afterwards.

[NurseGrace 509]

I bet Mederma would help. also keep it out of sunlight or get in the habit of running a little SPF along it. tanning and UV exposure really seems to make scars stay discolored longer

[crossmy_h3art 17]

I actually just opened my first bottle of bio-oil today! Can I ask how you apply it? I attempted a qtip and then switched to my fingers but it didn't seem like much oil was coming out. What's the ideal way to apply this stuff? I'm using it on my face and incisions.

[NurseGrace 509]

I actually just opened my first bottle of bio-oil today! Can I ask how you apply it? I attempted a qtip and then switched to my fingers but it didn't seem like much oil was coming out. What's the ideal way to apply this stuff? I'm using it on my face and incisions.

I didn't do anything fancy, I just rubbed a fairly large amount (maybe 7 good drops) into the incision and really massaged it in because that helps soften it.

[Nicolanz 1,484]

Ok saw it at Walmart for 7 bucks! I'm going to try that when the mederma sample is gone!