I finally am having my surgery next monday!

My scar is nearly gone now. It’s still a little red on the sides but it is hardly noticeable and will continue to fade. I have been using silicone scar scream 2x a day for about a month and a half and it has definitely improved the redness. The indentations and bumpiness has also improved a lot. Again, it is worse on the sides than in the middle, but it’s not that bad anymore. I also have a TON of baby hairs along my hairline and all of the shock loss spots have filled in. The feeling in the top on my head began coming back about a month ago, and I am continuing to gain back more feeling. Overall, I do not regret this procedure at all and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is extremely self conscious of their forehead!

Around 2 1/2 weeks post op, my incision went from basically being invisible, to becoming super red within a few days. At my 3 week check up, my doctor said this was completely normal and that it may even get more red before it starts to fade. He told me to start using a silicone scar gel, which is the only type of scar gel that has proven to actually work. He also said that basically all my restrictions are lifted, so I could go back to the gym and at 4 weeks I could dye my hair if I wanted. My boyfriend and I even went to Six Flags after my appointment (after confirming with Dr. Dudas of course). Since then, I’ve been living normally and using the scar gel. It hasn’t gotten more red, but I haven’t had any noticeable improvement. However, I am only 5 weeks out and Dr. Dudas said it typically continues getting red for the first couple months and then will start to fade. I have noticed indentation in parts of the scar, which I’m hoping will go away. I have my next appointment in two weeks, so I will post an update then!

I did get a little bit of shock loss on the sides of my incision, but it’s not noticeable when my hair is down. Dr. Dudas said it should all start filling in around 3-4 months. I lost the hair around 2-3 weeks post op and after 3 weeks i stopped losing hair so that’s a plus!