Scars - Can Anyone Help Them Go Posted: 02-14-06 16:17pm
I had surgery recently on my tummy and it
has left a massive scar. The doctor tells
me that it will go over time but it is
really itchy and I am conscious of it.
Does anyone know of any treatments to help
it go? My friend says that moisturising
cream helps but it doesn't seem to be
doing anything quickly enough.
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flashfox5
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 1
Posted: 02-14-06 16:48pm
Hi there, I used some silicone gel sheets
when I had surgery following a crash.
They stick to your skin and work really
well. You can get them from the chemist
but they were expensive (27 quid) and I
had to visit a few chemists as many didn't
stock them. You can probably get them on
the internet for less. I don't know about
creams. Hope you get it sorted.
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fattybumbum
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 1
Posted: 02-15-06 05:53am
I used some sheets I found on ebay. They
are the same as the cica care sheets but
cheaper and worked just as well.
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mandynotts2
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 2
Posted: 02-15-06 09:03am
Thanks for your advice. I found those
sheets on ebay. I'll give them a try as
they don't look too expensive.
I had an26 stiches on my arm/wrist in jan
05 and it was a pretty ugly mess (i ripped
of a lot of skin when I triped and fell on
a board w/ nails in it on the deck....Fell
off the deck but caught my arm on the
nail...) but now, a year later you can
hardly see it. I put cocoa butter on it
b/c my teacher told me it would help..I
don't know if it helped or if just time
made it go away--so if my nasty looking
scar can go away so nicely, i'm sure your
incision scar will go away even quicker
and better than mine. Just give it time
to heal =}
