I'm over a year and a half post op, and a year a few months post revision. However, I have very thick and red scars that I feel it's time to work to get rid of.

I started rubbing vitamin E oil on them to see if that helps (only a few days in, so no real change if any.) Does anyone else have good expedience with that, or have recommendations for any other scar treatments?

Thanks!

Quote from: baileycftm on November 25, 2018, 10:43:16 AM
I'm over a year and a half post op, and a year a few months post revision. However, I have very thick and red scars that I feel it's time to work to get rid of.

I started rubbing vitamin E oil on them to see if that helps (only a few days in, so no real change if any.) Does anyone else have good expedience with that, or have recommendations for any other scar treatments?

Thanks!

Bailey,
Dietlind has a scar massage method that she has shared with a few members.

It is supposed to break up the scar tissue and help scars be less noticeable. If you ask her, I'm sure she will give you the information as well!

Lacy

Aloe gel is supposed to be good. I would suggest taking daily vitamins. My scar healing rate has been fast and I've taken vitamins since surgery 8 months ago. I'd say 50% of the scar tissue is now no longer pink and is almost the same colour as the surrounding skin.

Here we go with proper scar massage (I used to teach that to surgeons).  You want to buy a vitamin E containing cream (Walmart has a good one for little money).  You smear this onto the scar and the surrounding area.  Now you use the flat of two fingers to massage this cream into the scar and the tissue next to it.  You want to do this in a circulating manner, followed with a massage across the scar and along the scar!  You want to apply as much pressure as possible (but not that it hurts), and massage until most of the vitamin E cream has disappeared.  You do this massage 4 to 5 times a day, pro scar at least 5 minutes each time.  The goal is to break the scar tissue down.  You achieved the goal if you do not feel any hard tissue anymore under the scar, and the scar does not present itself as a weld anymore.
If you did it right, your scar will eventually be seen as a thin white line at the site at which the original incision was placed!
The older the scar is, the harder is it to break down the tissue.  Your surgeon should have told you to start massaging the scar as soon as the wound had healed!

Good luck and have lots of fun seeing you scar looking better! (you will get tired, but strong fingers while doing this)

I have scars from a recent brow lift.   My surgeon recommended Kelo-Cote as the proper treatment after the wound closed.    I have been using now for about three weeks, it requires three months of application.   Does anyone have any experience with this product? http://us.kelocote.com/

Quote from: Dorit on November 27, 2018, 09:15:57 AM
I have scars from a recent brow lift.   My surgeon recommended Kelo-Cote as the proper treatment after the wound closed.    I have been using now for about three weeks, it requires three months of application.   Does anyone have any experience with this product? http://us.kelocote.com/

I have not heard of this product.  But it seems as if it is similar to other moist wound-healing approaches.  I don't know if it would work for older scars, and I have no idea how it would reduce the scar tissue underneath the skin.  With eyebrows it may not need to do this, because there is so little tissue between skin and bone that not much scar tissue will from under the skin.

Patented does not mean much, if it is clinically proven, they should show the FDA registration of it!  I can't find it!  I don't know the cost, but if it is cheap, you may as well try it.  You always can follow up with traditional scar massage.

Tea tree oil is a known scar treatment. It should take 6/8 weeks. Lots of info on web.

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