Best Scar Treatment After Full Tummy Tuck?

Thank you for your question regarding best scar treatment after a tummy tuck.  There will be some debate here for sure. The main ingredients for any scar treatment is silicone. This is proven through medical and scientific research. However, as to the selection of the product, there are many different very good products on the market today. There are several great products that I would suggest for optimal healing after a full tummy tuck. I would suggest Biocorneum silicone scar cream. I would suggest you apply twice a day to the scar. Also, I would suggest silicone tape, which you can find on the internet for a relatively low price. The silicone tape I recommend is made by Epiderm. The third product which works well for scar treatment is made by Gel Zone. Gel Zone has applied silicone tape to the undersurface of an Ace bandage. The gel zone bandage application is quite easy and helps to minimize scars. Another product that works very well is called the Embrace Scar system. Embrace covers the tummy tuck scar and maximizes silicone delivery to the scar. I have no financial interest in any of these products, but believe they are the best on the market. This is just my opinion as a board-certified Beverly Hills plastic surgeon.  If you have any other questions regarding scar treatment after a full tummy tuck, please contact my office.

Sincerely,

Dr. Katzen

The outcome of a scar can be optimized by good plastic
surgical technique when the the incision is repaired. Typically I use a seal of
of a specially formulated skin glue that remains in place for a month following
surgery. This provides an excellent environment for the skin incision to heal
in this critical early period. Following this treatment, topical scar
recovery gels and retinol can also improve the appearance of the scar. In addition,
silicone,either in the form of strips or a topical gel can help flatten scars. In patients with
darker skin tones, a bleaching cream is often necessary to diminish dark
pigmentation from the scar. And finally, a laser and/or IPL treatments might
also diminish the appearace of the scar.

It will be up to your surgeon where to place the scars from the tummy tuck, but it is good to talk with the surgeon together in planning the final appearance of both your results and scars so that you will be happy with their location. Make sure that your surgeon plans scar location so that surgery goes well, and you also have a right to request locations by your panties or bikini bottom so that they will be hidden once complete recovery is reached. There will also be plenty of options to care for scars post-op, such as massage or ointment, in a manner that will assist healing to the point of extremely reduced visibility.