What are the best scar creams to use after my breast lift?

Thank you for your question! For my patients having any surgical procedure, I recommend they use a silicone based scar cream called Biocorneum. Silicone is one of the key ingredients in helping scars fade. I recommend discussing specific post op instructions with your plastic surgeon. Best of luck!

Surgical scars can become red,
hypertrophic, inflamed, and thickened. In our office, we use a
combination approach that includes pulsed dye laser, Plato's Scar gel
used twice daily, fractional laser, and Kenalog IIT to reduce the scar.
Topical therapies are great first-line therapy. 
Best, 
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Dear Allforme2018,
I understand you are concerned with the appearance of your scars. As your scars heal, it should flatten out and lighten. Loss of pigmentation or hyperpigmentation may also be experienced but will resolve over time. Always follow your surgeon's post operative care instructions when it comes to scar management to avoid any complications like infection and for faster healing and recovery.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Thanks for your inquiry, I like a product by Sientra called BioCorneum and a product by Mento called Scarguard, as well as silicone sheeting, please discuss with your surgeon and good luck. 

Congratulations on your recent surgery! The scars will gradually mature over the next few months and can take about 12 to 18 months to fully settle. At this stage you just need to massage the scars with any moisturising cream. Some patients claim that Bio oil is good. If you have a tendency to develop hypertrophic or thickened scars then this might need to treated with silicone gels. Your plastic surgeon would be best placed to advise you regarding this.

Thank you so much for submitting your questions. 
Scar treatment is a key component in the post operative period. 
My usual routine is immediately after surgery I do steri strips, after the first post operative visit I switch to a paper tape to apply constant pressure. Then around 3 weeks I convert to a silicone based treatment: to be frank most of the brands are about the same so I usually just have patients order something off of amazon. The key is it must have silicone as the active ingredient. It can come in a gel form or silicone sheeting. 

I hope this answers your question!

Great question! Part of how your scars heal has to do with your genetics and quality of your skin. However, after breast lifts I would recommend using Biocorneum, which is a silicone gel that should be applied twice a day or another option would be to use Embrace scar therapy sheets on your incisions. Embrace sheets relieve tension on your scars which allows them to heal better, as tension is a key factor in scarring. Check out this video where we show an application of Embrace silicone sheets on a breast lift patient. Enjoy your journey!

I like Mederma of Scar Guard for scars, but there are many kinds that are good. Neosporin also makes a scar cream.

Hi Allforme2018,In my experience, using brown 3M surgical micropore tape is the best management for early surgical scars - making it unnecessary to buy any expensive creams. Use this tape on your scars, for 3-6 months depending on your skin type.Leave it on for 2-3 weeks at a time.It's shower proof.I hope this is helpful information.

Hello, and thank you for your question. (Keep in mind that an in-person consultation is necessary for the best advice.) There is no "best" scar cream. Silicone dressings/creams/ointments have shown promise. Keep in mind that eveyr plastic surgeon has his/her own postoperative procotol and scar management recommendations. So you should follow up with your plastic surgeon. Best of luck!
Matthew A. DelMauro, M.D.