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I am 3 wks post op anterior THR and am getting last steri strips off tomorrow. Hoping there are some great ideas for incision/scar healing here. Thx....wlee
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Polly2016 wlee
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Get yourself a bottle of bio oil. It is really good for scars. You can buy it in any chemist or superdrug or online. It is a good general purpose moisturiser for dry skin. I use it on my face as well.
Polly
marionaa wlee
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Bio oil is the stuff.
i had my stitches out last Wednesday- 10 days after my op.
it feels a bit weird and tender on my incision scar when I apply the oil so I am leaving the application for another few days, but after that I will be slathering it on.
Even my husband used it when he had some moles removed.
Marion
Marion
Annette1234 marionaa
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linda81469 wlee
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Vitamin E oil is good, bio oil I hear is good, never tried it though to say yah or nay! O know I can't wait to work on mine! I have 2 scars! 😩
SueG58 wlee
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jo_partee wlee
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jo_partee
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Hey kids do y put bio oil around the scar??? Or actually on it
Wishing u all a sleep filled with a few toss pillows?💁💁💁
josey1964 jo_partee
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kaye26746 wlee
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Does anyone else have dissolving sts and superglue? I'm 3 weeks post op and my scar is very dry & tight but I've been told to put nothing on it until it's totally healed. The superglue bits are rock hard. Hoping for a nurse appt this week at my gp to ask as it's driving me mad.
wlee kaye26746
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I'm 3 weeks also and my incision is tight And dry too. Saw dr yesterday and they said nothing on it until 6 wks.
leah35183 wlee
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I ws glued and steri-strips put on, and was told to leave the strips on until they fell off. The steri-strips did not come off in the shower so at 3 weeks I took them off myself since the incision was getting tight. My surgeon did the lateral approach and my scar is about 11" long. I used scarguard. the brush on kind at 6 weeks. To get it off you use scotch tape and it comes off nicely. Its almost a year and the scar is now just a fine line.
thanks,
Leah
Annette1234 leah35183
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Hi Leah,
I too have the lateral incision, I am 11 days post op getting staples out today and then steri stripes till they fall off. How did you like lateral cut? My cut is 10" 3/4 so about the same, I never heard of scarguard but I m in US it sounds pretty good! All the best to you!
Annette
leah35183 Annette1234
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Hi Annette,
I always slept on my right side, but since my right side was operated on, I changed to the left side which I found difficult. There were no restrictions as well with this approach. My tip for you is that leave the strips on until they fall off...don't be like me and take them off yourself. You might think that taking off the strips will help that "tight" feeling. It won't. The tight feeling is normal and caused by the shrinking of the scar. I live north of the boarder in Canada. If you do use scar guard, use the scotch tape to get it off. I found this on an internet search. The instructions say to pick it off (I think..it's been a while) and you don't want to be picking at your scar. Good luck today.
thanks,
Leah