How can I reduce the appearance of surgical scars on my body?
Products such as Maderma, Bio-oil, and others designed for scarring claim to work, and some people swear by them. I tried cocoa butter for stretch marks, didn’t do diddly for me. If you have tried all the OTC options with no luck, next step is the dermatologist. They can use lasers to resurface, microdermabrasion to smooth, whatever you need. If that’s too much for your budget, he/she might be able to prescribe a stronger topical scar-reducer. In addition to my stretch marks, I also have a huge scar across my stomach. When they took out my gall-bladder, they gutted me like a fish. I had 43 staples. So I feel you. I just decided to get used to it, and forget about showing my stomach in public. My husband doesn’t care, so that’s all that really matters. For what it is worth, scars do fade over time, although they never completely go away. My gall-bladder scar is now just a thin, pale line. Not really that bad. Sounds like you’ve had a pretty rough way to go. I hope all your surgeries are
