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Please post pics of your scar after surgery and what it looks like now. Want to know what I will be dealing with! Thanks!

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Here are mine, sorry it's the best picture I have the one on the left is the week after surgery and the one on the right is this week. 8 months. It's pretty much faded, as you can see a couple scars is the least of my stomachs problems! :) I also had 3 c sections.

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@@Elode those healed really well!

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@@no onions Pretty good. Not that I go around showing my stomach so not an issue ;)

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I am 3wks out. Haven't used anything for scars yet.

Btw I have 2 more that I couldn't get in the shot. These are my biggest incisions.

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post-254601-14364954121411_thumb.jpgnine days post op.

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12 months post-op. I have 4 scars - one of the "most visible" in this photo is actually a birth mark! I can't wait to get a Tummy Tuck to remove these signs of WLS!

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I didn't take pictures before but they were raised, red and lumpy. I'm Black and tend to keloid. I used scarfade gel initially. I've used it on scars I had on my face from shingles and knew it worked really well for me. That flattened them and helped reduce the redness. When I ran out I was using bio-oil . This helped fade them a bit. You can still see one or two ,but most are unnoticeable.

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Thank you all for your pictures! Gives me a lot of hope!????

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This is the single incision right above the belly button. It is almost invisible.

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bottom pic is 10 months post op. You really can't see them. I'm happy with my surgeon for being so careful. Even through all the tiger stripes. 5# to goal!! Cw 137

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This my big incision from my lap band surgery 3 years ago. It was 3 inches across. I had two others that were less thank an inch, but I can't even find them anymore. If my sleeve scars end up looking the same 3 years from my upcoming revision, I'll be happy????

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