vitamin E ?

rm22111
rm22111 Member Posts: 54
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I have read that alot of you use vitamin E on the scar area. I get my stitches out Thursday and if my Ps says it is okay I would like to start using Vitamin E. I had a reaction to the antibiotic ointment I was using and had to switch to something else. I am seeing a little difference, but it is hard to tell the area is still so pink. My question is what kind of vitamin E do you use. Do you get the pills and squeeze it out? or can you get it another way? How do you put it on ? with a q-tip? This site has been a great help to me.

rm2211

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  • Dot53
    Dot53 Member Posts: 239 Member
    #2
    Hello
    I use liquid Vitamin E that comes with a dropper. I put a few drops on each breast and rub it in with my fingers. My Pharmacist also recommended Mederma which I have been using at night. It is expensive compared to the Vitamin E but I have noticed a difference..

    Good luck!
  • susanleeann
    susanleeann Member Posts: 58
    #3
    i have found 100% lanolin
    i have found 100% lanolin effective. i like it because is a totally natural animal product. i think i have a sensitivity to many products that contain petroleum by-products. i got my local pharmacy to order a small container from their supplier. it's going to last me forever, tiny bit goes a long way. nothing against vit E but i never can figure out what is made from.
  • Rague
    Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
    #4
    Cocoa Butter
    I've found that cocoa butter works great on lessening scars for me, Hubby, our sons and animals/horses.
  • Different Ballgame
    Different Ballgame Member Posts: 868
    #5
    Carlson's Vitamin E Elite
    I buy Carlson's Vitamin E Elite which is the actual vitamin in capsule form. I prick the capsule or sometimes cut the tip of the capsule and squeeze the capsule so the vitamin comes out on my finger. Then I apply it to the scar.

    Many years ago I also did this for a scar on my face - did it for 6 months straight. I had a mole removed by a plastic surgeon and the scar was long. Today you cannot see the scar.

    I also did this with my breast scars. They look pretty good.

    Hugs,
    Janelle
  • rm22111
    rm22111 Member Posts: 54
    #6
    Different Ballgame said:

    Carlson's Vitamin E Elite
    I buy Carlson's Vitamin E Elite which is the actual vitamin in capsule form. I prick the capsule or sometimes cut the tip of the capsule and squeeze the capsule so the vitamin comes out on my finger. Then I apply it to the scar.

    Many years ago I also did this for a scar on my face - did it for 6 months straight. I had a mole removed by a plastic surgeon and the scar was long. Today you cannot see the scar.

    I also did this with my breast scars. They look pretty good.

    Hugs,
    Janelle

    thanks
    Thank you for the great information. I will talk it over with my plastic surgeon.

    rm22111
  • crselby
    crselby Member Posts: 441 Member
    #7
    rm22111 said:

    thanks
    Thank you for the great information. I will talk it over with my plastic surgeon.

    rm22111

    Vit E at Trader Joes
    I don't know where you live but in the west there are stores called Trader Joe's. They sell a small bottle of Vitamin E oil in their personal products section. So easy to smooth right on.
    ~~Connie~~
  • creampuff91344
    creampuff91344 Member Posts: 988
    #8
    crselby said:

    Vit E at Trader Joes
    I don't know where you live but in the west there are stores called Trader Joe's. They sell a small bottle of Vitamin E oil in their personal products section. So easy to smooth right on.
    ~~Connie~~

    They also sell the liquid
    They also sell the liquid Vitamin E at most health food stores, and at Walgreens. I used it years ago on a C-section scar, and it is not even visible now. (That was 40+ years ago, and the C-section scar was vertical...belly button down.) I have also used it on the scar where my port was removed, and the incision scar for the lympectomy. Those two are slowly going away, but have to think it is age that makes the difference in how scar tissue reacts to anything. Good luck. All of the above ideas sound good. Hugs, Judy
  • svillalobos01
    svillalobos01 Member Posts: 15
    #9
    VITAMIN E
    Well after all my reconstruction was completed, I started using SCARGUARD, it is a liquid you put on the scars twice a day for about 3 months. I have been using it for 2 months and I can see a big difference, it helps with the thickness of the scar. Main ingredients are: silicone, cortisone and vitamin E. I got it through my PS but you can get it also online. For the pigmentation, I am using Hydroquinone cream, you apply it also twice a day, (I am doing both right now, so I do each once daily). It is working!

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