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I Love my Beach Body! - Jacksonville, FL
UPDATED FROM ILoveIt
6 months post
Clarification on cleaning/healing my scars
WORTH IT$9,500
Sorry just getting familiar with this site and now I see you can't edit or add to a post. So here goes.. After surgery the incision was cared for by keeping the area clean, tape, and betadine applied over the tape with a cotton ball... 2x or more a day with the Betadine. This was done while the incision was closing up. I stopped using the betadine after the incision was completely closed. Cocoa butter was used to massage my stomach, flanks, and boobs. Not on the open incision. Once the incision was closed, that is when I started the cocoa butter massage on the scar. I did this before changing to new tape. Wipe off all residue before applying new tape, it won't stick if its all greasy. Now for me, once that tape was on it was ON! Lol I pulled it nice and tight in a single strip from hip to hip. Keeping it flat and even coverage on the scar (I applied the tape this way from day 1). I was able to rub the cocoa butter over my tape (warmed up in my hands until it became oil) and massage gently without it coming off. When the tape was off was when I really gave it a good massage. And that's about all I really did. I didn't buy expensive scar therapy creams or strips, just those three supplies. I never stopped wearing the tape for over 4 months!! And still do when I feel swollen or puffy. Tape or no tape for me at this point (6 months out) I massage my scar at any given chance. I can't say for sure if this was the panacea for healing, reducing scar size, and the appearance, but it worked for me. :)
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UPDATED FROM ILoveIt
6 months post
How he feels!
This about sums it up! Lol gotta find humor in it! Anyone else's man feel the same?! He's been great to me through this journey, and the most awesome Mr. Mom I've ever seen ;)
Replies (2)
September 27, 2013
Your PS did and wonderful job! Your breast look very natural. How many cc's?
September 27, 2013
Thank you, he really did! :) The implants are 435. They felt huge at first but that's b/c I had nothing left to start with!
September 27, 2013
You could be in a magazine! Awesome results!
September 27, 2013
I'm blushing... Thank you!! I really have to give a majority of the credit to Dr. Palin, I just cared for my body afterwards :)
UPDATED FROM ILoveIt
6 months post
Supplies
The tape, the Betadine, and the cocoa butter. That is all I used. Betadine was applied over my tape, I did that 2x a day and after every shower. The tape is so durable you can shower and it'll still stay on for a few days! Massaging my stomach with the butter helped with the swelling and also with the scar once the incision was closed.
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