Re: Scarring - Good grief!

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stay away from those... I'd stick with mederma and vitamin E - both internal and external.....

You have to watch out these days.... I wear Acuvue contascts... the "newest" ones they keep advertising with the great "breathing ability, and moistness are made of silicone as well.... they tried to give me an RX for those - I said NO THANKS!!!!

shari

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Brigite,

Vitamin E works like a charm...you'll be surprised at how fast the

scar tissue disappears, literally! I had major surgery on my 30th

birthday, and at my 6 week check up my Urologist said,'where's your

scar???' It was there ofcourse, but just a thin line 5 inches long.

It's truly amazing. And affordable. Just buy the capsules and poke

a hole in them - use 3x a day after your incision has sealed (about a

week after surgery).

Love, Sunny

>

> Since scarring has been discussed...

>

> I've mentioned to my husband about what type of scars I might have

after

> surgery, and that I hoped scar creams would help me heal and not

develop puffy

> (keloid) scars. He said that most scar creams are actually made of

silicone, so

> I got to looking ---and sure enough... Ironically, most of them

are types

> of " Silicone Gel. " Mederma doesn't list silicone as an ingredient,

but it seems

> most do.

>

> So, do we also now have to watch for scar creams that don't have

silicone? I

> know Vitamin E and Neosporin can work, but I was hoping to find

something

> even stronger since I am so prone to scarring... I guess I'll

cross that bridge

> when I get to it, but STILL! SILICONE! UGH!

>

> It's never ending!!! LOL!!!

> Brigite

>

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Brigete,

I had to have c-sections, which each necessitated a vertical incision.

After my first c-section, I keloided very severely. For my second

c-section, my dermatologist placed a strip of silicone over the incision and

then taped it in place. I changed the tape periodically and left the

silicone on for a couple of weeks. This completely flattened the scar and

kept it from being ugly and puffy. It is still wide, but flat. I realize

this is still silicone but it may be a safer option than creams, which may

be more easily absorbed.

Kenda

> Since scarring has been discussed...

>

> I've mentioned to my husband about what type of scars I might have after

> surgery, and that I hoped scar creams would help me heal and not develop puffy

> (keloid) scars. He said that most scar creams are actually made of silicone,

> so

> I got to looking ---and sure enough... Ironically, most of them are types

> of " Silicone Gel. " Mederma doesn't list silicone as an ingredient, but it

> seems

> most do.

>

> So, do we also now have to watch for scar creams that don't have silicone? I

> know Vitamin E and Neosporin can work, but I was hoping to find something

> even stronger since I am so prone to scarring... I guess I'll cross that

> bridge

> when I get to it, but STILL! SILICONE! UGH!

>

> It's never ending!!! LOL!!!

> Brigite

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What I find ironic is that they promote silicone strips for scar reduction . . . but claim it's inert at the same time! . . . They can't have it both ways! My daughter tells me that the silicone strips are invaluable for people who scar badly. At least, compared with breast implants, you can take them off when you want to. Rogene

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Thanks, everyone. When I go for my consultation I'll weigh all options. I really do get keloid scars BAD. My last PS had said my skin just seems prone to it. I have a beauty mark mole on my upper left cheek, and it needs removed because it's growing. I have a fear of removing it for the same reason. Maybe it would work for that, too.

Brig

In a message dated 7/16/2006 10:46:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, skaggs@... writes:

Brigete,I had to have c-sections, which each necessitated a vertical incision.After my first c-section, I keloided very severely. For my secondc-section, my dermatologist placed a strip of silicone over the incision andthen taped it in place. I changed the tape periodically and left thesilicone on for a couple of weeks. This completely flattened the scar andkept it from being ugly and puffy. It is still wide, but flat. I realizethis is still silicone but it may be a safer option than creams, which maybe more easily absorbed.Kenda

[Guest guest]

They worked incredibly well for me. The way it works isn't by way of

silicone absorption into the system, the silicone simply keeps the scar

flattened.

Kenda

> What I find ironic is that they promote silicone strips for scar reduction . .

> . but claim it's inert at the same time! . . . They can't have it both ways!

>

> My daughter tells me that the silicone strips are invaluable for people who

> scar badly.

>

> At least, compared with breast implants, you can take them off when you want

> to.

>

> Rogene

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