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Embrace Scar Therapy Treatment - Chattanooga, TN
UPDATED FROM CrystalC
6 months post
6 Month Update
$535
Used BioCornium 2 months after treatment. Scars are still red, should be mature in another 6 months. I'm happy with the overall results! I'll post again several months down the road.
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December 29, 2016
Do you have any updates n your scars?
January 8, 2017
I haven't taken new pictures yet. They are about the same size as pictured just not as purple. I have decided the scars are defiantly thinner than the previous lift. I also feel they healed much faster. I had a dog ear taken off several weeks ago, so I've been doctoring that. I did one round of laser scar removal just to blend the color of the scar, I can tell a slight difference. Give me a few more weeks and I'll post more pictures for you. I'm thinking about speaking to someone this week on micro-pigmentation of the white so it blends with my skin color ( not areola ) around the nipples. I probably shouldn't care, but any scar on my breasts do bother me.
January 16, 2017
Hi! I just had a BR and my scars are the same. I am about to have the tape taken off so I am curious about embrace. For a BR scar kit, they are upwards of $700 for treatment. I just found out that you wear them 24/7 for 8 weeks which I am not too happy about. Do you truthfully think the treatment was worth the hassle and $? I am really concerned about having to wear them all the time as opposed to rubbing oil twice a day or using silicon gel strips. I know the treatment is designed to make scars thin and white so I am curious what your thoughts now that you are are healed. Do you think your scars would have looked this way without embrace and just over time? Or do you think they are this beautiful because of treatment. Thanks so much :)
February 10, 2017
Yes katerose I have the exact same question. And wondering when to start the treatment. I am 2 weeks post tt and breast lift and need to decided quick I think :) Thanks so much!
UPDATED FROM CrystalC
2 months post
55 days treatment
I have one more week of treatment left. My phone camera died and my charger is not with me. So, I used my professional camera to snap these shots. You can see the scars in more detail :).
They seem very red/pink again today and I've had the strips off about 24 hours. I read somewhere on RealSelf from a Q&A that the treatment helps vertical/horizontal incisions but doesn't to much for the nipple or a belly button area because it's round. I can tell at the top of my nipples that the scar is wider than the other areas around the nipple. The tops and some of the sides of the nipple are 1cm. The bottom and also some of the sides are 1/2 cm or less which is great. I wish the top was this thin, but hey, better than 2 cm!
I go back to the PS next month and I'll probably talk with him on some scar revision just to optimize my results. I want the scar to blend with the breast area as much as possible. I will need a breast revision on my right breast so I may have to put it off. I'll keep you updated.
They seem very red/pink again today and I've had the strips off about 24 hours. I read somewhere on RealSelf from a Q&A that the treatment helps vertical/horizontal incisions but doesn't to much for the nipple or a belly button area because it's round. I can tell at the top of my nipples that the scar is wider than the other areas around the nipple. The tops and some of the sides of the nipple are 1cm. The bottom and also some of the sides are 1/2 cm or less which is great. I wish the top was this thin, but hey, better than 2 cm!
I go back to the PS next month and I'll probably talk with him on some scar revision just to optimize my results. I want the scar to blend with the breast area as much as possible. I will need a breast revision on my right breast so I may have to put it off. I'll keep you updated.
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May 10, 2016
I have been debating on if Embrace was worth it or not and your review has been super helpful! Thank you! Now I know I am not wasting my money and it's worth it!
May 10, 2016
That is great! I've been very happy with the results so far. Although the scars seem a little more pink than what shows in the photographs, they are defiantly healing at a high rate and the scars are decently thin. If you are using them for your breasts, I would defiantly recommend getting the large. I realized after a few weeks my nipples relaxed and the mediums do not cover them well. It was expensive for sure, but they had a bogo last month and so I was able to save money. I also signed up for their email newsletter and received a 20% off coupon. I had to do it twice with two different emails because the first time I got only a 15% off coupon. Anyway, so glad this is helpful and I'll post again a month or so down the line. Good luck!
May 27, 2016
Thank you for your continued updates, it is so helpful to our new Embrace community to hear real user stories about this system. Please continue to post!
August 2, 2016
Your results are awesome ! Your scars will be barely noticable ! If I have a scar revision I will use this product. I didn't and my scars are wide (up to half a inche wide). Thanks for your review
August 2, 2016
You are welcome. I need to update the review and I'll do that soon. I've been pleased with the product. Although I was hoping for pencil thin around the nipple, it's thinner than before. I think my breasts are just heavy so the upper part of nipple is slightly wider than rest, but I'm ok with that. Still a few centimeters not half inch, I'm just picky lol. I would defiantly use surgical tape to hold the skin super tight until your healed enough to to start the treatment. I think it's crucial. Good luck!! I know you'll do great :)
UPDATED FROM CrystalC
1 month post
45 days embrace treatment.
45 days embrace scar treatment. I feel that they are still red but I'm ok with that for now. I think it's to be expected. I can see some of the scars around the nipple starting to turn white which is a good thing. The speed of scar maturing is crazy at this point! The strips stayed on and in place better than the previous ten days. Still happy so far.
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May 4, 2016
Wow you are getting awesome results so far!! From day one to now I'd say you are healing very very fast. My girlfriend is using embrace on her tummy tuck scar right now as well. She's on day 4 of her second application. She left the first application on for 8 days but I think it could've easily made 10 days. It was so stuck she was having a hard time getting them off lol. Her scar is really thin and hopefully embrace will keep it that way. The scar does seem to be moving into the red phase already after 1 week of application. She started at 5 weeks post op when the doc took her tape off.
Anyway keep posting updates because you are literally the only REAL review of embrace. The rest are all the clinical studies before and after and I couldn't find a single review searing on Google, Yahoo and YouTube. She is planning to post a review of embrace as well so others can see how well it works.
May 4, 2016
Sure I will absolutely continue to update this review over the next year. I'll post again this coming Monday. I searched everywhere too and couldn't find any reviews. So I just decided that it couldn't hurt although it was a bit pricey. It has really fast forwarded the healing. It was hard for me to keep it on the full 10 days on my first and second sets. The ones over the nipples wanted to come off mainly due to me being cold and hot, then the anchor incision still had swelling so the strips didn't lay fat and so water would seep I'm from the shower. I did find it easier to remove them in a bath or shower when you can roll it back on itself. They have some glue power, lol. Tell your friend to post a review! I'll be having a tummy tuck after I pay off my breast augmentation a year from now. I would be interested in seeing how this helps a TT!!!!
May 4, 2016
Yeah its expensive but i think its worth it.
Yeah i can see how that can be a problem, plus you have a lot more curvature on the breast then on the tummy but you are still getting great results in my opinion. Yeah they have a lot more "glue power" then I was expecting that's for sure. I thought one shower and they would be peeling off.
She already has the before and after 1 week pics. I had a little trouble getting the strips centered the first time. The second time i got them centered but left a gap in between the middle strip and outer strips. She was ok with that since she was more worried about the sides because that's the part of the scar that shows for her. We just used some Scar away silicone strips to fill in the gaps. Ill see if she can post tonight.
Yeah i can see how that can be a problem, plus you have a lot more curvature on the breast then on the tummy but you are still getting great results in my opinion. Yeah they have a lot more "glue power" then I was expecting that's for sure. I thought one shower and they would be peeling off.
She already has the before and after 1 week pics. I had a little trouble getting the strips centered the first time. The second time i got them centered but left a gap in between the middle strip and outer strips. She was ok with that since she was more worried about the sides because that's the part of the scar that shows for her. We just used some Scar away silicone strips to fill in the gaps. Ill see if she can post tonight.
May 4, 2016
It's so hard to center it. I have yet centered the top ones correctly. If you do miss a spot again, you can try some of the long wound closure bandages over the silicon sheet. Kinda like the butterfly bandages but they are much longer. I haven't done this before but really anything over the regular silicon sheet that helps to relieve tension should help. Also I found a YouTube video of this girl that used Dermablend to cover some of her TT scar. It's waterproof ( resistant ) and you could look into that when you go to the beach. Send me the link to the post when its up.
May 4, 2016
Good tips! thanks.
For sure, I'll message you the link when she posts the review.
For sure, I'll message you the link when she posts the review.
We appreciate you adding these pics and letting us know how things have been going with your scars!