Scars and how to lessen the redness?

[megaflyer]

My oncologist uses silver nitrate now and that works (she told me not to use bio oil on my skin cancer scars as they are too thin)

[greekgranny]

Originally Posted by paw

When I had my knee replaced the cut opened up a few weeks later due to swelling and left me with a horrible scar. I bought bio oil which worked but my consultant said any oil / cream would do as it was the massaging that did the work so I never bought more but massaged twice a day with my normal cream.

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So straight forward Vaseline would work then?

[margshel4753]

When I had a skin graft on my face my plastic surgeon recommended using E45 cream and massaging it for a few minutes twice a day.

[storm]

Save your money. It's the act of gentle massage that reduces the scaring use any oil. The redness will reduce with time. The first 6 weeks or so it's red & firm as the body makes a strong healed wound.Next 6 months the scar lightens & softens.
If your scar is red , enlarged & raised it maybe keloid & can be treated with steroid injection & radiotherapy.

[Helenr]

Originally Posted by emmabanana

I’ve heard good things about decleor prolagene gel being able to reduce scarring, but never tried it myself.

Lots of places do it cheaper than decleor themselves.

decleor/search?q=Prolagene

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Absolutely use this, it’s fantastic on scars

[fissycist]

Originally Posted by gl20

Coincidentally, I’m seeing my surgeon on Tuesday (literally booked 5 mins ago) for gall bladder removal op. Just a regular post op check-up but Was going to ask his recommendation for reducing the redness of the key hole scars. Can report back.

(I saw the comment above re time being best healer so maybe I just need to be patient! Op was done beginning of Sep)

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I agree with others poster about time being the best healer. I had my gallbladder removed two years ago via keyhole surgery. Didn’t use anything and you can barely see any of the scars despite the belly button one being a couple of inches across. Good luck with the surgery

[TheHughesCrew]

Have a look at cica care. Its very expensive, but reusable. And has some great science behind it...

[scooby99]

Originally Posted by storm

Save your money. It's the act of gentle massage that reduces the scaring use any oil. The redness will reduce with time. The first 6 weeks or so it's red & firm as the body makes a strong healed wound.Next 6 months the scar lightens & softens.
If your scar is red , enlarged & raised it maybe keloid & can be treated with steroid injection & radiotherapy.

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Agreed; it’s the massaging so use oil or moisturiser that suits you.
I had surgery on my palm & the physiotherapist told me it could take up to a year & to gradually increase the firmness of my massaging of the area over time to avoid scar tissue building up.