Re: Myo Scar

[Guest guest]

Recently I had a myo, three weeks ago today. I read your posted message, and

I am worried abt my scar. My gyn didn't tell me to do anything but put warm

compresses on it. Also, I have a ridge, is this common? It has gone down

some but not completely. Do you know how long it will take to go down? My

ridge seems to be larger on my right side than my left. Thought you might

give me some insight. Thanks,

Carol L. Cornell

blonde4baseball1@...

[Guest guest]

Hi Carol,

That's what I have--except the ridged part is on the left side. I

don't know how long it will take to go done, because mine hasn't--and

it's a year later. The right side has gone down and isn't that

noticeable. My gyn had told me to put vitamin e oil on the scar,

which I did after 6 weeks--not before. Three weeks is a really short

time. Give yourself some time and see how it heals.

If anyone else could post their experiences--if they still have a scar

and how they deal/dealt with it, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Leesa

> Recently I had a myo, three weeks ago today. I read your posted

message, and

> I am worried abt my scar. My gyn didn't tell me to do anything but

put warm

> compresses on it. Also, I have a ridge, is this common? It has

gone down

> some but not completely. Do you know how long it will take to go

down? My

> ridge seems to be larger on my right side than my left. Thought you

might

> give me some insight. Thanks,

> Carol L. Cornell

> blonde4baseball1@a...

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I had my myo five weeks ago Thursday, and my ridge is larger on

the left side than the right. I haven't tried vitamin e oil yet. I was

thinking about trying some of those silicone scar therapy packs,

but haven't gotten around to it yet. Of course, my belly is still so

big, my scar is the least of my concerns. -lol-

[Guest guest]

Hi Leesa,

I also had my myo done a year ago. I don't have anyother suggestion

for you. But I do want to let you know that my scar is not invisible

but still a light shade of reddish colour. I did also thought that by

now that I shouldn't be able to see where the incision was so plain.

With part of your scar being raised could be caused by how the doctor

sewed up the incision at the time of the myo.

[Guest guest]

Hi Leesa,

I also had my myo done a year ago. I don't have anyother suggestion

for you. But I do want to let you know that my scar is not invisible

but still a light shade of reddish colour. I did also thought that by

now that I shouldn't be able to see where the incision was so plain.

With part of your scar being raised could be caused by how the doctor

sewed up the incision at the time of the myo.

[Guest guest]

Thanks 4 the reply. You were very helpful.

Carol

[Guest guest]

Thanks .

I think I'll just still with the Mederma for now. It's making a

*slight* difference. If the ridge doesn't go away within 6 months, I'll

probably go to the dermatologist and see what he recommends. I did a

little exploring online and found silicon gel sheets, that might work.

Does anyone on the list have any experience with them? Thanks

Leesa

> Hi Leesa,

>

> I also had my myo done a year ago. I don't have anyother suggestion

> for you. But I do want to let you know that my scar is not invisible

> but still a light shade of reddish colour. I did also thought that by

> now that I shouldn't be able to see where the incision was so plain.

> With part of your scar being raised could be caused by how the doctor

> sewed up the incision at the time of the myo.

>

>

[Guest guest]

ki wrote:

> Thanks .

> I think I'll just still with the Mederma for now. It's making a

> *slight* difference. If the ridge doesn't go away within 6 months, I'll

> probably go to the dermatologist and see what he recommends. I did a

> little exploring online and found silicon gel sheets, that might work.

> Does anyone on the list have any experience with them?

The company I used to work for manufactured gel sheets for recovering

burn victims. I don't beleive we had any real research or supporting

documentation indicating WHY they worked, but they definitely did help

in reducing scars. I could be remembering this incorrectly (it's been a

few years now since I worked on the labeling documentation for that

product), but I believe these work best in the time period closely

related to immediate healing. Not months later.

" Hypertrophic scars " is what I think you want to search on for more

information. While keloids occur primarily in African American women,

hypertrophic scars occur in women of other races -- and while not as

expansive as a keloid has the potential to become, they can be raised

from the surface of the skin, pink, and irritating. My own myomectomy

scar is hypertrophic. Drives me nuts sometimes. Remedies may include

steroid shots -- which have shown to be quite successful in reducing

these scars -- or additional cosmetic surgery to reduce the scar.

Whereas corrective surgery for keloids rarely makes things better (and

can actually worsen the situation), it can be helpful with severely

hypertrophic scars.

Carla

[Guest guest]

Thanks Carla.

I found a site that advertises a product called " Scar Ease " --it's

specially made for hypertrophic and keloid scars. It comes in sheets

and gel. I might give that a shot if the Mederma doesn't do the trick.

I'm kind of wary of steroid shots. Couldn't there be complications or

side effects from injecting it?

Thanks again,

Leesa