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My Skin Has Gotten Very Dry and Still Itches At The Incision- What Products Can I Use?
Hi I am 3 month from having a tt and lipo. I am feeling great, it is just that sometimes my skin at the incision gets dry and it is very itchy even after I use the mederma. Are there other products I should try?
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dominircankim21
in Allentown, PA
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Skin dryness after surgery
Really any non-perfumed skin moisturizer is probably ok. I often tell patients to use eucerin or lubriderm. If it is an exposed area, then I recommend sunscreen( and they have moisturizers in them as well!)
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Treatment of Dry Skin after Tummy Tuck?
Thank you for the question.
At this point your well-healed and can use any type of moisturizing cream that you usually use. Using a lotion that you generally use without difficulty may decrease the chances of a hypersensitivity reaction.
Best wishes.
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Drying and itching of skin with the usage of Mederma
You should discuss this issue with your surgeon as he/she had operated on you. I have found that Mederma can cause itching and dryness of the skin above and beyond what may normally occur. Many of my patients who have used this product will apply a moisturized as well. Some even have switched to a silicone gel which may be less drying and irritating.
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