Can Embrace scar therapy dressing starting 3 months post op breast augmentation help with scars?
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For best results, Embrace Active Scar Defense should be started 1-2 weeks after surgery. Patients have reported efficacy even when the treatment is initiated further out from surgery although the efficacy is likely less. Darkened or raised scars may require additional treatment beyond Embrace to decrease the pigmentation and soften the scar thickening. Silicone gel therapy is a simple and affordable supplement that could help and doesn’t hurt. BioCorneum is a blend of three types of silicone and SPF 30, which helps to prevent potential sun-induced damage. Consult your board-certified plastic surgeon regarding his or her recommendations. Good luck in your recovery!
Web reference: https://www.liuplasticsurgery.com/non-surgical/scar-therapy-san-jose-ca/#start-Embrace-treatment
For best results, Embrace Active Scar Defense should be started 1-2 weeks after surgery. Patients have reported efficacy even when the treatment is initiated further out from surgery although the efficacy is likely less. Darkened or raised scars may require additional treatment beyond Embrace to decrease the pigmentation and soften the scar thickening. Silicone gel therapy is a simple and affordable supplement that could help and doesn’t hurt. BioCorneum is a blend of three types of silicone and SPF 30, which helps to prevent potential sun-induced damage. Consult your board-certified plastic surgeon regarding his or her recommendations. Good luck in your recovery!
Learn more: https://www.liuplasticsurgery.com/non-surgical/scar-therapy-san-jose-ca/#start-Embrace-treatment
No. You have missed the window of opportunity for Embrace.Ideally, it should be started between 2 and 4 weeks post-op.Best to see your surgeon about other treatment possibilities.
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No. You have missed the window of opportunity for Embrace.Ideally, it should be started between 2 and 4 weeks post-op.Best to see your surgeon about other treatment possibilities.
Learn more: http://www.plasticsurgeryinflorida.com
1) Scar massage - starting as soon as the surgical dressings come off and the incisions are sealed
2) Silicone sheets or scar gels for about six months to year
3) Embrace - a tension reducing dressing for the first 2 months
4) Fractionated lasers to help blend the scar into the background - done as a series, starting about 4 weeks after surgery and repeated every four weeks for six months.
5) Sunscreen to prevent the scars from darkening
Embrace is a tension reducing dressing and is best for the first couple months when the tension is highest due to lack of scar formation.
1) Scar massage - starting as soon as the surgical dressings come off and the incisions are sealed
2) Silicone sheets or scar gels for about six months to year
3) Embrace - a tension reducing dressing for the first 2 months
4) Fractionated lasers to help blend the scar into the background - done as a series, starting about 4 weeks after surgery and repeated every four weeks for six months.
5) Sunscreen to prevent the scars from darkening
Embrace is a tension reducing dressing and is best for the first couple months when the tension is highest due to lack of scar formation.
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Embrace Scar Therapy really needs to be done at the onset of healing to tension off of the scar and allow for flatter healing. At this stage, you are probably better off using silicone gel tape with compression. If that is unsuccessful, consideration could be given to prescription-strength steroid cream or steroid injections and lightening creams.
I hope this has been helpful.
Robert D. Wilcox, MD
Embrace Scar Therapy really needs to be done at the onset of healing to tension off of the scar and allow for flatter healing. At this stage, you are probably better off using silicone gel tape with compression. If that is unsuccessful, consideration could be given to prescription-strength steroid cream or steroid injections and lightening creams.
I hope this has been helpful.
Robert D. Wilcox, MD
- I do not think the Embrace system will help dark, raised scars at 3 months.
- Since it involves taping across an incision, it is very hard if not impossible to use around the nipple and the adhesive can cause skin darkening.
- Embrace is designed to support scars in the first weeks - 2 months.
- Silicone dressings have, in my patients, led to raised scars to flatten.
- The adhesive however darken dark skin - so test on a hidden area for 5 days first.
- Some patients tell me that 100% cocoa butter had faded their dark scars.
- Steroid injections can flatten and lighten some scars.
- Scars are variable and unpredictable - trying one thing at a time to figure out what works for you is a necessary approach.
- And so is working as a team with your surgeon.
Hope you found this helpful. Best wishes.
- I do not think the Embrace system will help dark, raised scars at 3 months.
- Since it involves taping across an incision, it is very hard if not impossible to use around the nipple and the adhesive can cause skin darkening.
- Embrace is designed to support scars in the first weeks - 2 months.
- Silicone dressings have, in my patients, led to raised scars to flatten.
- The adhesive however darken dark skin - so test on a hidden area for 5 days first.
- Some patients tell me that 100% cocoa butter had faded their dark scars.
- Steroid injections can flatten and lighten some scars.
- Scars are variable and unpredictable - trying one thing at a time to figure out what works for you is a necessary approach.
- And so is working as a team with your surgeon.
Hope you found this helpful. Best wishes.
Thank you for your question! The early wound healing and maturity of a scar is in the first 3 months. The scar is unlikely to change very much as a result of any treatment topically.
With Warm Regards
Trevor M Born MD
Thank you for your question! The early wound healing and maturity of a scar is in the first 3 months. The scar is unlikely to change very much as a result of any treatment topically.
With Warm Regards
Trevor M Born MD
Applying Aquaphore twice daily to scars along with massage can help improve the look and contour of scars.
Hypoallergenic paper tape can help improve scar appearance through its action as a pressure dressing and as a semi occlusive wound hydration dressing.
Silicone dressings can be helpful. Several studies have illustrated that treatment of scars with silicone gel dressings clinically improves scars, especially in patients at high risk for problematic scarring. Silicone dressings are believed to decrease scar via wound hydration, increased static charge (i.e., silicone gels contain increased negative static charge), and modulation of growth factors.
Mederma, a topical onion extract that when applied with scar massage can decrease the appearance of scars.
Ultimately I recommend that you make an appointment with your plastic surgeon to discuss scar treatment options.
Applying Aquaphore twice daily to scars along with massage can help improve the look and contour of scars.
Hypoallergenic paper tape can help improve scar appearance through its action as a pressure dressing and as a semi occlusive wound hydration dressing.
Silicone dressings can be helpful. Several studies have illustrated that treatment of scars with silicone gel dressings clinically improves scars, especially in patients at high risk for problematic scarring. Silicone dressings are believed to decrease scar via wound hydration, increased static charge (i.e., silicone gels contain increased negative static charge), and modulation of growth factors.
Mederma, a topical onion extract that when applied with scar massage can decrease the appearance of scars.
Ultimately I recommend that you make an appointment with your plastic surgeon to discuss scar treatment options.
Web reference: http://www.zubowicz.com/procedures/breast-augmentation/
Learn more: http://www.zubowicz.com/procedures/breast-augmentation/
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