I used Embrace scar therapy (silicone sheets that stay on for 10 days) on my thyroidectomy scar. It worked really well. I asked my breast surgeon about using it on my lumpectomy and SNB …

Bio-Oil is great. There are also silicone strips to help minimize scarring. And the self-massage your PS mentioned also helps - try and do those. They will get better with time, and you can …

Before my surgery the doctor showed me the expander. It is a hard plastic thingy, not at all looking like any type of silicone or salin implant. So I was totally expecting that this would be …

Chi Sandy, I'm allergic to lavender and it is in the Bio-Oil. Mederma gave me a rash. That is one reason I started using the scar-away tape - it for some reason doesn't irritate me. I'm allergic to …

There is also a tape you can buy that is impregnated with silicone and cut it to fit the scar (it looks like bandaid tape). I’m going to start using that as soon as my incision site heals. I think it’ll be …

Mareluna, My surgeon said we can get lots of lumps from scar tissue or even a piece of a stitch slipping away. She said my small lump is in the skin and will check it in three months, probably …

There are some commercial silicone scar mediators that can hasten that process - I use Biocorneum, recommended by my PS. Another possibility is a suture granuloma, meaning that …

Taking a quick moment to update on bilateral Diep Flap surgery of 7/5/16. Surgery was 12 hours and then emergency surgery next day RT breast to repair small slice of flap that was failing. …

I had a direct to implant BMX with 535cc silicone implants in October 2021, followed by radiation on my left side in June 2022. I had fat grafting in June 2023 to try and break up/loosen the …

Cccmc2: Here's something to consider: radiation. It smoothed out my scar! It turns out to help sermons. My scar looks so smooth now.