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What is the Best Thing to Use for Scar Treatment After a Mommy Makeover?
asked 7 months ago by my3 in nj
Latest answer by J. Jason Wendel, MD
Question viewed 252 times
Tags: hydrocortisone, options, prevention, vitamin e
I just had a MM. The drain was taken out today and I was told to lightly message the scar areas with 1% hydrocortisone and vitamin E. I am just nervous because I scar terrably and want to use the most effected medication I can. Any other suggestions?
11 answers to What is the Best Thing to Use for Scar Treatment After a Mommy Makeover?
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Scar management should be left to the surgeon who did your operation
Hi there-
Because the final strength and appearance of your scars will depend on the technique for closure, as well as your individual biology, in addition to the management offered by your surgeon's office, it is important that you allow them to be "in charge" of your scar management.
Only your surgeon understands what was done at your operation, and only your surgeon will be seeing your scars over time- they are therefore the only ones qualified to give you scar...
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What is the Best Thing to Use for Scar Treatment Aftr Mom Makeover?Answer:
So far, silicone based products seem to hold up the best. These can be either a gel pump or a sheet you place on the scar. The Mederma and Vit E regimen have not been proven as of yet...
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The best scar management option
If you have a significant scarring history, the best scar management to start is Silicone Gel Sheeting. Oleeva is a company that can provide it online. You want to leave the silicone gel sheet in place at least 8 hours a day - I recommend my patients remove it only when they shower. For my patients I generally recommend a combination of Vitamin E, Cocoa butter and Shea Butter to massage in twice a day. I follow my patients every couple of months to reassess scarring. Hope this helps!
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Scar massage is effective for scar improvement
I'm a big fan of scar massage - I keep surgical incisions of most types 'taped' for several weeks, then ask patients to firmly massage all scars for a few minutes per day. I don't recommend any of the scar gels or creams - they don't seem to be effective and cost $$. Avoidance of sun exposure to surgical scars is also important.
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BioCorneum for treatment of scars
Try the new scar treatment which contains both Silicone as well as sunblock.
It provides a hydrated environment for healing. The Silicone flattens, softens and smooths the scar as well as reduces discoloration, relieves associated itch pain and discomfort.
Good luck!!
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Scar prevention after MM
Early intervention with silicone gel or sheeting has been proven to help alleviate bad scarring. Discuss specifically with your plastic surgeon at your next visit.
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Looking for magical scar healing?
How a particular patient scars heal is unpredictable and is related to many factors including genetics. Scars generally improve with time. Leaving on steristrips for 3 or more weeks and massaging the tissue after that on an ongoing basis help in most patients. Avoiding exposing the scars to sun will diminish the risk of darker pigmentation.
There are a multitude of products that claim to help scars, but there is little valid scientific evidence that they accomplish what is claimed. An...
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Robert Singer, MD
La Jolla Plastic Surgeon
La Jolla Plastic Surgeon
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Best scar treatment after mommy makeover
The best scar management is massaging and the use of silicone gel sheeting after your sutures are removed. Periodically, scars will need to be evaluated and may need kenalog injections.
Donna Rich, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon
Houston Plastic Surgeon
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Scar Treatment
In my patients I do not do anything for three weeks but leave on the steristrips as I use dissolving sutures for most everything. At three weeks I start having the patient massage the scars with a moisturizing lotion that they already have at home since they will not be allergic to it. There is no data showing any product ( vit. E, Mederma, etc) better than another, the actual physical massage is probably the important thing. If the scar starts to get firm and raised using...
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No magic for scars - yet
Several studies have shown that vitamin E does not help scars. The problem with all of these treatments is that for most people, scars improve with time anyway so it is difficult to show that the treatment did any better unless you only treat half of the scar and compare the two sides. Almost no studies do this, or if they do they don't get published because of the lack of effect. Silicone patches might be helpful, but my preference is to tape scars for 6 weeks. The tape stabilizes...
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Scar treatments
I suggest the usage of silicone gel products to the scars. another option is mederma, which is over the counter. there is a laser called a non ablative laser that helps scars.
Rick Rosen, MD
Norwalk Plastic Surgeon
Norwalk Plastic Surgeon