What Kind of Tape Can I Use to Cover my Abdominal Incision if I Want to Show my Belly? (photo)

I have two abdominal incisions. One's a scar revision around and below my navel. The other is under the bikini line from the tummy tuck. Is that a gentle tape I can use to cover these lines if I want to show my skin? Could I put a scar cream like Mederma along the scar with the tape on it? I don't want anything that will be too sticky. Thank you. The photo below shows my old scar before this surgery--the scar that did not heal well.

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How to cover my abdominal scar?

Tan colored steri-strips applied over Mastisol adhesive will do it. Camouflage cosmetics are a great alternative (Linda Seidel, Covermark, Theatrical make-up, or mineral make-up).

Cover a scar

A skin colored paper tape is very gentle (it's not really skin colored) and your surgeon could probably give you some. But a better way to make the scar "disappear" when you are showing your tummy skin is a makeup concealer like the ones made by Covermark or Coverderm. You can learn more at their websites.