surgical scars

Mederma, a lotion to help reduce scars, works very well. It works even better if it is till pink and has not yet turned white. I would though, since it has swollen in that area, get it checked out to make sure you don't have an infection or extra fluid that has built up as a result of the surgery.

Sounds awful. Sometimes some people just scar worse than others, or some injuries/surgeries scar badly. I think the best cheap treatment to get scars to fade away is just time. I knew a guy who'd had a heart transplant over twenty years before and when he showed me the scar I could barely see it. Of course, I don't know what it looked like a few months after the operation but he didn't have any cosmetic procedures done to make it fade and it was practically invisible. Maybe that can offer you a bit of hope. You probably don't want to wait twenty years though.

Oh, they do look different that is for sure. I have a scar that goes clear across my lower abdamin. The scar will minimize over time but it will always be there. There are oils you can use that help and there is a cream you can get that is juct for scars. Some people are turned off by scars but I think that is rather selfish.

i know how you feel, my boyfriend has a keloid too in his chest and he hates them so much LOL, and yeah i don't mind it too, i would even kiss it to make him feel better hahahahaha it used to be so small. he had them removed in the states a few years ago but the doctor said it is 50/50 chances that they can make them disappear or make it worse... well the worse is what has happened. it got bigger and i got so mad at his doctor LOL i tell him to just buy some scar removers and try them but he bought one tube and gave it to me for my scars on my legs because of my rashes hehehe... we still hope we can have them removed sometime soon but we are worried it can get worse again. we will see and just hope for the best. you can try dermatix, it says that it can remove and flatten scars and keloids.

My sister has a caesarian operation scar. It's very long. It gets bigger until it developed into a keloid. She used the cream prescripted by her doctor, but it has no effect. The keloid gets worse because it was always rubbed in her underwear and pants. She wasn't advised not to wear maong pants and underwear with garter. It's her first time, so she never thought she'll have this kind of keloid.

I have ugly scars too on my body and am very self concious about them due to their nature as well. I feel your pain. Besides I will be getting surgery more than likely soon and will be getting yet another scar to add to my collection. They just keep coming, argh. I'm glad your girlfriend doesn't mind, she is a good woman and she knows that they are just skin deep. Its what's inside that counts, trust me. Just be glad and happy she cares for you no matter what you think of it.

I think you have develop a keloid scar.I have heard that this is not a problem any more because there are available ointments to soften it and and eventually erase it completely.Please consult a dermatologist so that he can prescribe you a proper medicine to cure it.

It actually depends on you skin type, that's why you developed keloids. Fortunately I am not the type of person who develops them even if my mother and brothers develop keloids when they have deep scars or wound, either from operations or injections. I always attribute this to my love of tomatoes since tomatoes are rich in Vitamin C. As a child, I would munch on tomatoes as if they were apples and I preferred these over regular chips, sweets or breads that may be offered to me. I have had two surgeries already, one is a major one which removed cysts from my ovaries and another from a big lump on my left hand. My ovarian cyst operation is similar to having a CS done, but thankfully the scar is smooth because the doctor who operated on me is also very vain (she even looks in her 30's when she's already pushing 50). If my memory serves me right, I don't have any stitches to close my wound, rather she used a laser that sealed my wound and even recommended a scar remover ointment if in case I did develop any keloids. Eight years after my operation, no one even notices the scar even if I am in a bikini . I've had stitches for the surgery on my hand. It was just a minor operation with a local anesthetic. I recall that I was getting impatient when the lump on my hand was removed because it took more than 30mins. The reason for that is the doctor who did my operation made sore to get all of that mass in my hand. Fortunately both cysts and lumps that I have are benign ones. The scar on my hand where the incision was made just looks like a regular fold of skin on my wrist. When my scar was new and still fresh, friends and family suggested that I have a tattoo to cover the scar. I never listened to them cause I have a low threshold when it comes to pain. Now you can't even notice it. if you hate your scar that much, then have some cosmetic surgery done on the scar so that you won't notice it anymore.

Hello Capt, I think the surgical scars are common for all. May be on time it may fade a bit but the marks should be there in our body. Fortunately I didn’t have any major surgery so far but I had one laparoscopic and the small scar is still there. Similarly my hubby went through two surgeries in different times (due to accident) and the scar is there in his body still. So nothing to worry or feel sad.

I also have an ugly scar from my knee surgery. It wouldn't have been all that bad and would have mostly been faded away by now, but my body rejected part of the stitches, and the crazy doctor wasn't careful at all when he was taking out the part of the stitches that was being rejected. He just dug into my knee with tweezers and then cut the stitches with these little scissors. So now mine looks like an ugly worm. I did hate it, but now I'm kind of just used to it and don't really care. I mean, there is nothing I can really do. I would rather not care than have to feel embarrassed all the time. I really like to wear shorts in the summertime and I haven't let my scar stop me. My knee scar is not the only scar I have and maybe that's part of why I've been able to get over the idea of having it showing. I also have a good amount of SI scars that are visible from years ago. I have grown fond of most of them, except for one on my hand that I find particularly ugly; and one of a name on my arm. I used to try all kinds of creams and stuff that are supposed to fade scars, but if you read the active ingredients of these things, it is clear that they really won't work, and they don't. I have tried so many and they are just a complete waste of money. I am sure that there is something that could help; maybe something natural, but it's been so long that I just don't think it would work anymore. Well the good news is that a lot of scars do fade with time. Sometimes it takes years and years, but they can get less noticeable, especially in color, sometimes texture. So there is hope that your scar could improve at least a bit. Anything helps though, right? Well I hope that you can get over the embarrassment of your scar. It's very freeing to be able to accept the things we can't change. Good luck.

awww my brother also has a big scar as his gallbladder was removed.. and well we cannot do away with it as it is necessary in your cases..rather than suffer right? it alright CaptAlbertWhisker we are not perfect

Well, I guess anybody who had surgery and had this huge scar left from the cut feel the same way. I had tubal ligation months ago and the cut has actually bothered me. Good that I can hide it but like you I secretly despite it.

Oh, sorry that you have grown that ugly scar (keloids) I don't have it- but still I don't like the line left by C/S operation. I hate the lines- because it reminds me of my frustration not having the capacity of giving birth naturally. About your scar- have it tattooed to hide :)

Ex-convicts are not the only ones who have had an appendectomy, and I believe you don't show this scar everyday : it is less serious than a scare on the face. A lot of treatments are used for keloids, but they are not completely efficient actually and another surgery would probably make it look worst. Sadly you have to live with it until medicine can remove it : maybe you will like it at this moment...

I also have on my cesarean operation I have to give birth to twins and single babies. But I don't mind having them, I can actually hide it only I can't wear two piece bikinis hehehe.

I had cervical spine surgery about 18 months ago where the surgeon went in through the front of my neck. I have an obvious scar there. BUT, it has only been the past few months that the scar has turned white and has no more swelling. These things can take quite awhile before they finally don't look so gross anymore. Give yours time and I'm sure it'll look much better. I don't know if this will help but, when I was pregnant, I was told to use vitamin E oil on my belly to prevent stretch marks. I would poke a hole in a vitamin E gel cap once a day and squeeze the oil onto my hands, then rub them all over my belly and I never got a single stretch mark. I totally believe this worked because my belly was HUGE with my first baby as I had developed a slight case of toxemia (water retention) and gained an enormous amount of weight, still no stretch marks. This vitamin E oil may help your scar to heal faster plus it might get rid of the itching, although that is part of the healing process so, most likely, your scar has not completely healed. If it looks healed on the outside, that's not an indication that it is totally healed on the inside and you may experience itching for awhile yet. Try the vitamin E oil and see if that helps. Other than that, give your scar time and I'm sure it'll look so much better. Look on the bright side, your scar is a conversation starter, a "battle wound" that you can talk about if you can't think of anything else to talk about. I have scars all over my body and that's the way I look at them.

Hiya captain I have two of those. One isnt a surgical one, it was a cut that I got when I was a kid on my left leg - via a glass. There was a boundary of a house which was locked and our football went into their compound. I jumped over the boundary and when on return, one of those glasses they had to prevent trespassers pierced my left leg. I didnt go for any stitches then and hence it remains. The other one - it was a bizzare accident and I had to stitch my own slit reight near the left elbow. A screwdriver had pierced through and the vein had got cut. It was a sunday and I was all alone so I had no way but to stitch it at home. Later I did go to the doctor who did it the right way but by then, the scars were to stay. Though there was an advert (okay I do remember you and adverts dont go well together just like me) about some ointment which removes scars - surgical and even pregnancy stretch marks, but I never felt the need to try any of those. And of course we both have something more in common between us - the wrist slits

I know it's very annoying. I have a huge scar too and I find it ugly. I was even mad at the doctors that they made me so ugly that I can't look at myself. But with time I got used to it, and it fades to light pink, but it takes many, many months. Mine turned into a keloid too, although it's not growing thankfully. I used a cream that is said to be the best for scars, but turned out I'm allergic to it. I'm using calendula cream now. I was wondering if a cosmetical surgery helps removing it or not, but removing a scar with another cut that might leave scar too... I don't like the idea.

I had to have two surgeries on the same spot on my ankle because of a broken bone, and the scar is huge, hideous, and just plain ugly. I told the doctors and everyone else I don't care about it because theres nothing that can really be done about it. I may have to have a third surgery on the same spot, I won't wear pants, shoes, etc that show it, because it's one of the few things that make me truly uncomfortable. So I know how you feel, I don't have much advice on it, but I do know how you feel.

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