Scar cream

[charley27 164]

When can we start using scar cream? My incisions were all glued and the glue all came off. I'm 6 weeks post op. One incision has a little stitch sticking out, so that's weird, but the rest are all good.

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[Hiraeth 515]

I was told no sooner than 2 weeks. As long as your wounds are completely healed, you should be fine. To be sure, call your doctor and ask them if it's ok.

[chycky 671]

I used bio oil as soon as the glue wore off. Since then for those that are not longer pink and mostly healed I use skin medica brand it may be a bit early but even the belly button one looks good now.

[AvaFern 3,516]

Generally you can start using scar cream as soon as the site is superficially healed, so for the body about two weeks. I had good intentions to use scar cream, used it a few times and forgot about it. Most of my scars faded and then they were all cut off during plastics. After plastics I used Biocorneum.

[trekker954 421]

Isn't that stitch annoying you? I've had surgeries where I found a random stitch after the opening was closed, even a couple on my upper eyelid blepharoplasty and my surgeon was far away. My friend took a tweezer and they just slid out.

[charley27 164]

Isn't that stitch annoying you? I've had surgeries where I found a random stitch after the opening was closed, even a couple on my upper eyelid blepharoplasty and my surgeon was far away. My friend took a tweezer and they just slid out.

That freaks me out to do it myself!

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[kmorri 1,689]

My surgery was 5/16/16 and I can't even find any of my incisions anymore. They all healed wonderfully and I never put anything on them.