3 mos PO - Scar treatments, anyone? - TT, Lipo of Flanks - Massachusetts, MA

So I ordered silicone strips recommended by my PS for scar treatment. I didn't get around to even starting this till after the holidays since it looked too complicated & I was too busy to deal with it. Has anybody else tried these? Do you find the whole thing easier than I do? Basically you need to put these strips on over your scar. You leave them for 12 hours, then wash them & your scar in some special soap you put in a basin (which seems like runny dish soap). Then you let them air dry & put them back on. And you do this every 12 hours for 8-12 weeks!!!! Really!!?! Only the strips stick to each other & themselves. So you can really only handle them when they are very wet. You have one shot at spreading them out to dry while they are wet because if you touch them again you won't get them off your fingers. And the water forms into drops on them so it takes forever for them to dry. But if you pick them up & try to shake them, they will stick to each other & your fingers. If you try to use a blow dryer, even on low, it will blow them onto themselves & you get a sticky mess. And do you really have to wash yourself with this special soap when you are ready to get into the shower anyway? I've only been doing this for a couple of days but already the sticky stuff is picking up skin, hair, etc. & then when it stops working, you get to tape it onto yourself. You get five sets of strips that you have to make last for 8-12 wks.
And did I mention that this whole package cost over $200? Seems like a lot although I guess when you compare it to what I've spent on this already.... Just hope this really works. And I am really glad that I live in New England & did this in Sept. since I won't have to get into a bathing suit anytime soon.

I am now 6 wks PO & trying to get back to the gym regularly so I don't just sit around here & eat & gain it all back. I have been to spin class a couple of times. It is not painful but I have to say that I am "aware" of my abs while I am spinning. And I'm not pushing as hard as I used to! But my PS said I can exercise as long as I don't do any core exercise until 3 mos. PO. Just wondering what everyone else is able to do at this point. Seems like you use your core a lot when you do any kind of exercise! (I specifically asked about spinning & he said that was fine). I can't run due to injury but need to work out more. What did you start with when you went back to the gym & how long did it take you before you were back to doing everything you did before?

Tried to post & add pics a couple of days ago & when I hit submit, it all disappeared. So I'm just going to do pics now, may post later if it works