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I'm 46, I Have Had Four Children , One Birth Was Twins, One 8lb and One at 5 Lbs - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
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Your incision looks great!
I'm pleasantly surprised....,
Wow!! Do you use anything besides surgical tape? And do you change it everyday? Thanks.
I only use the surgical tape and change it once a week, don't wash or put anything on the incision keep covered At all times until 6 weeks
UPDATED FROM jahansen
1 month post
Scar guard va Bioderm
Any thoughts or experience using the Bioderm, doctor grade, silicone scar tape verses the OTC Scar Guard
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I've read that the silicone scar sheets are the only product that helps reduce the TT scar. The whole idea is to keep tension on the scar so the scar doesn't stretch out. Surgical tape works just as well. I use surgical tape & coconut oil when I change the tape. I massage my scar over the tape & when it's off I use the coconut oil.
Okay, that sounds good, I've been made to wear my surgical tape for 6, in at 5 now, scar looks a great! So at six weeks just use coconut oil at night and tape during the day?
Use tape ALL the time. In 3-7days when it starts falling off remove it & I rub coconut oil on the scar 3-4xs that day then I tape that night or the next morning.
You can continue to just tape if you'd rather but I've noticed an improvement with mine if I do it this way. I tape back up at night because during the day you can remind yourself to not over stretch your scar at night you move around & could stretch the scar.
Good point!!!! Thanks for sharing your wisdom with me.,,.
Okay, that's a great plan!!!
I just started using the ScarZone cream that my PS gave me this week. Huge improvement already in my scars redness and puffiness. although...I am 3 months post op.
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