Dealing with scars....there's hope!

j916
j916 Member Posts: 141
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
My left breast was removed Jan. 13...chemo started Jan 13, i was diagnosed around Dec 13th...do you see a pattern here? LOL
But in regards to scars...I have my reconstruction surgery July 9th (YEAH! get this bolder off my chest!!!). I started using mederma (sp?) on half of the scar. My plastic surgeon said he would be able to use half of my scar, the part that was mainly under my arm and about 1/4 over my "breast", so i've been using the mederma on the part that he shouldn't have to cut on again. I will tell you, the difference is AMAZING! My dr was even impressed enough to call in another dr. I've always thought that it helped, but to actually be able to see the comparrison on the same scar, half and half, makes me feel GREAT about how it will look later! The part that i put the mederma on looks like a thin, flesh colored, very very thin line, while the other half looks wide and dark pink.
Thought I'd pass that tid bit along...i'm also using it on my port scar now that they've removed it, and am starting to see the results from it now too!
hugs to all!
Jeanne

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  • arbojenn
    arbojenn Member Posts: 118
    #2
    Cool!
    Thanks for the tip! I remember my plastic surgeon giving it to me after my mastectomy ten years ago. I do remember it working, but I was bad and didn't continue it. I have to have the reconstruction out whenever the doctors tell me--on neoadjuvant therapy now--and then have the other side removed due to a node over there. You can bet I will be getting the Mederma this time! (THe surgeon claimed onion juice did the same thing, but no thank you. I don't want to be smelling like an onion all the time.)
  • quail
    quail Member Posts: 5
    #3
    scars
    Thanks for the great info.
  • Akiss4me
    Akiss4me Member Posts: 2,188
    #4
    Hmmm.....Milk, bread, butter, Maderma!!
    I just added this to my husbands shopping list...thank you. I wish they had a product like this for all my other scars. Do you know if it works on "old" scars? Some I have are 25 years old. Is it expensive? Hmmm...maybe I can contact the company and offer to test it for them for free (they supply the product). Don't think that would work, huh? Me either. Thanks for the tidbit though, I will try it. :) Pammy
  • j916
    j916 Member Posts: 141
    #5
    Akiss4me said:

    Hmmm.....Milk, bread, butter, Maderma!!
    I just added this to my husbands shopping list...thank you. I wish they had a product like this for all my other scars. Do you know if it works on "old" scars? Some I have are 25 years old. Is it expensive? Hmmm...maybe I can contact the company and offer to test it for them for free (they supply the product). Don't think that would work, huh? Me either. Thanks for the tidbit though, I will try it. :) Pammy

    yes
    yes, it does work on old scars...just takes a bit longer....it's not that expensive when you consider how little you have to use. And they have now come out with one that smells good...although the original one didn't smell bad lol
    jeanne

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