Silicone scar sheets and gel – the FACTS! great for uplifts and BA's, any scars

I think this is very useless recovery info and i remember someone asking for clarification on what works better so here you go

‘Here is a list of our top recommendations for minimizing scars:

Silicone Gels & Sheets

Silicone gels, creams and adhesive silicone sheets promote scar reduction and make your scar less noticeable. These products can reduce, flatten, and soften the scar size, thickness, height, and color of all types of new and old scars, post-surgery scars, keloids, hypertrophic scars, and scars caused by injury, trauma, and burns.

Silicone scar products help reduce scar appearance by forming a protective barrier over the skin surface, increasing hydration, pressure, and oxygen tension, and maintaining the skin’s moisture.

Silicone gels are recommended for areas that are visible to the eye and places where a sheet is not convenient to use. Self-adhesive silicone sheets come in various shapes and sizes and can stick to any body area. Sheets offer the added advantage of putting pressure on the scar, which benefits scar reduction. These gels and sheets should only be applied after wounds have fully closed’

hope it helps

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good post khanni! iv had my sheets on bout 12wks now and my scars r amazing already! hardly ther! will put some more pics on this week coz not updated them for a while. hope ur still doing ok! xx

i think i may have an infection, well my nurse told me so over the phone going to see her tomorrow. glad your healing well, i got the gel but now i think i may get the sheets! hope i get the all clear too. fingers crossed i’ll get the all clear tomorrow, i’m bricking it xx

Silly question, never heard of the sheets, where do you get them from?

Khanni sorry to hear this, fingers crossed for you tomorrow x

I hope so too chick. You can get them online, at boots and most chemists xx

i just bought these off ebay, will save the gel for later, i plan on having lipo soon anyway and the gel expires in 2013. i bought that ages ago before i knew sheets were better! i found these to be the cheapest around

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190504592622&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

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khanni i really hope ur okay! let us know how u are! when can u start using gels and stuff on the scars to help minimise? xx

Thanks think I may have to purchase! xx

oh nooo! let me no how u go on tomoro hun! thats crap! fingers crossed for u anyway! i cant recommend the sheets enuf girls! xx

i’ll deffo let you know, i really hope it’s nothing too. don’t want to have to deal with an infection or anything serious! i’ve taken my bra off and just letting them breathe, to be honest they look fine and dont feel funny, just itchy. you can use the scar sheets from 6 weeks onwards. some use it at 4 weeks but check with your nurse. your scar has to be fully closed before you use them xx

Thanks khanni, i asked about dermatix a few days ago. xx

Hey girls just thought id mention that you should not use the above until after the 6 week mark as the moist environment that’s created as a result will promote infection if the incision is’nt fully healed, even after the 6 week mark i’d check with the nurse first xx

Thanks for the info khanni! Have added that item to my e-bay watch list

Chels, where can I get some silicone sheets??? m preparing myself for nex Thursday op!.. I would appreciate it if you can help me..

Thanks! X

The ones i’ve bought have just arrived from ebay, the only size available was 20×30, do you just cut them to size??? x

mine just arrived today aswell lol yea you cut it into little strips x

It will last forever as i only need a little strip x

I’ve got the 20×30 sheets too, i’ll use quite a bit as i had uplift but still wonder if i’ll have some spare! I cant wait to have my 6wks check (only 17days po) and see if nurse says its ok to use. I might test it out on the scar on my arm. xx

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