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Tummy Tuck Scars – You Like Your Results More When You Fade Tummy Tuck Scars

December 9, 2009 at 4:56 pm Filed in:Uncategorized No Comments

Tummy tuck scars will always be there. They are just like any other scar – permanent. Sure, your plastic surgeon makes the incision “below the  bikini line”. But you see it in the mirror, and romantic partners see it, too.

What to do?

You can have additional scar “revision” surgery. There is dermabrasion (scraping scar tissue down), chemical peels and laser scar treatments. You may say, “around my tummy?” Many prefer to avoid these medical scar therapies because they would make scars more apparent for the many months of scar treatment.

Silicone scar creams and gels give you private tummy tuck scar treatment.

The advantage of a silicone scar gel is that it is invisible while it works. You avoid drawing more attention to a tummy tuck scar during treatment.

  • Silicone scar treatment forms a protective layer which discourages infection from outside sources.
  • In addition, the layer encourages retention of moisture.
  • Moisture is essential to speeding healing, which reduces scarring.

Breast Augmentation Scars – How to Hide the “Evidence” of Breast Augmentation Scars

December 9, 2009 at 4:40 pm Filed in:Uncategorized No Comments

Women who have breast augmentation want their larger breasts noticed. That’s why they had the surgery. But many don’t want any visible reminder of the surgery. They prefer romantic partners don’t see scars. They don’t want that great new bikini top to reveal anything more than their breast size.

They think, “Why admit it if I don’t have to?”

Plastic surgeons take pains to hide breast augmentation scars. But the fact is, any wound leaves a scar. In some people, breast augmentation scars can be redder, wider, or more heaped-up above the skin surface.

You can get started on scar treatment as soon as the breast augmentation wounds have healed.   Silicone cream is now commonly used after plastic surgery. Doctors in the UK routinely employ silicone scar therapy alongside various  scar treatments. Silicone scar treatment is often recommended as immediate therapy and continuing therapy.

Why Does Silicone Work as a Scar Treatment?

  • Silicone helps cells retain moisture. Moisture always facilitates healing, which reduces scar size and color.
  • Silicone in gel or cream form creates a layer of infection protection. Infection severely increases scar formation and preventing it is essential scar treatment.
  • Silicone applied directly to a scar penetrates to deeper layers, where the cells are weaving into hard scar tissue.

Plastic Surgery Scars – How You Can Help Diminish Plastic Surgery Scars.

December 9, 2009 at 3:13 pm Filed in:Uncategorized No Comments

Plastic surgeons attempt to hide scars at the hairline and behind ears. But every wound leaves a scar. Some people love to spot plastic surgery scars.

A scar will look worse before it looks better unless you use a scar treatment. Left alone, it can look red, and appear raised for up to one year. It is certain to look that way for the first two to four months.

Most plastic surgeons will wait one year before thinking about a scar revision surgery. This is troubling to people whose scars can be seen in public. They want to do something immediately.

Scar Therapy Helps Fading

  • Reducing color can make a mark look smaller.
  • Scar fading gives the appearance of a flatter scar.
  • A medical study of silicone gel found one in three people experienced scar fading

Doctors acknowledge over-the-counter scar treatment is often sufficient

Once a year has passed, plastic surgeons may go to work on scar removal. Often they use a scar cream in conjunction with their techniques. This is because of the healing benefits of silicone. You may find  at-home use of scar cream eliminates the need for costly medical techniques.

  • Silicone scar treatment can help reduce the appearance of some scars.
  • No scar can be completely erased.
  • Silicone-based products are frequently used alongside laser scar treatment, collagen  injections, and dermabrasion.

Surgery Scars – What the Doctor May Not Tell You About Surgery Scars

December 9, 2009 at 2:58 pm Filed in:Uncategorized No Comments

The doctor may not tell you this. No one can predict the size, shape or permanent color of surgery scars, because we all heal differently. In fact, surgeons tend to be egotistical about their stitching technique.

He or she may use the term “minimal scarring.” But there is more you can do to minimize surgery scars. Take take quick scar treatment action on your own.

Why is Quick Action Essential?

  1. New tissue is forming even before a wound closes.
    1. Wounds bind by growing tough connective fibers. They weave themselves together to pull edges of skin closed.
    2. To affect scarring, therapy must begin quickly. The inter-weaving of connective cells begins immediately.

Note: Very gentle massage incorporating silicone scar treatment can help. It breaks up tough tissue before it heaps up and leaves a disfiguring reminder of an incision.

  1. Scars need soothing early on.
    1. They itch. Scratching is a bad idea when an incision is healing.
    2. They are swollen and hurt.
    3. Irritants such as wind can be especially painful.

Note: Silicone scar treatments can be especially soothing. It also promotes healing, which cuts the length of time the scar hurts.

3.  Any skin injury requires protection.

  1. The danger is infection, which is debilitating and may require re-opening the wound.
  2. Infection slows or stops the healing process. Slow healing increases fibre growth.
  3. Regenerating cells are sensitive to bumping, and even air moving across the wound.