Guest guest Posted September 6, 2002 Report Share Posted September 6, 2002 , I tried Mederma also, but had to give it up after a couple of days use because my skin itched horribly. I figured I was doing more harm scratching than any good the cream might do. Another suggestion, my dermotologist recommended Cimeosil, which is a silicon cream. He said that wouldn't itch like Mederma, but it's pretty sticky. I had a bit of a hard time finding it though, I think I finally ended up purchasing it at the dermotologist's office. Good luck to you! - Rochester, NY pt 05/01, tt 06/01 RAI 150 mci 08/01, 02/02 pap/hurthle thyca > I just purchased a tube of Mederma to help hide my scar. Please give > me your opinion on how well this stuff works. Do you have any other > suggestions? Thank you in advance for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2002 Report Share Posted September 6, 2002 , I tried Mederma also, but had to give it up after a couple of days use because my skin itched horribly. I figured I was doing more harm scratching than any good the cream might do. Another suggestion, my dermotologist recommended Cimeosil, which is a silicon cream. He said that wouldn't itch like Mederma, but it's pretty sticky. I had a bit of a hard time finding it though, I think I finally ended up purchasing it at the dermotologist's office. Good luck to you! - Rochester, NY pt 05/01, tt 06/01 RAI 150 mci 08/01, 02/02 pap/hurthle thyca > I just purchased a tube of Mederma to help hide my scar. Please give > me your opinion on how well this stuff works. Do you have any other > suggestions? Thank you in advance for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2002 Report Share Posted September 6, 2002 Hello : I've been using Maderma for three months now. When I first started using Maderma it made me itch alot and I couldn't stand it. I called the number on the Maderma box and spoke to the representative and he told me to just use a little bit and let it dry really well then put a lot of cream on it. It doesn't matter what type of cream. I started do as he suggested and the itching went away. I'm still using it and it looks like it has helped my scar a little bit. I can still see it and some areas of it are still red. , papillary, TT 1-18-02 smile2xnow wrote:I just purchased a tube of Mederma to help hide my scar. Please give me your opinion on how well this stuff works. Do you have any other suggestions? Thank you in advance for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2002 Report Share Posted September 7, 2002 Hi, My mother purchased Dermablend to help hide my scars recently. I have the TT scar on the neck as well as scars on my leg from a childhood glass injury. It is available in some department stores. You need to match it up well to your skin tone, though. The color she purchased is a little pinker and darker than my natural skin tone so I won't be using it. It does not wash off in the pool. It washes up well with soap and water in the shower. Don't take a bath, though, until you have removed it. I did this and it really clung to the tub. A word of advice: if you want to try Dermablend make sure you try it out at the store. For my neck scar undereye concealer works just as well blended in with a damp finger or facial make-up sponge. Good luck. Abrams 40 yr.old female, Warrenton, VA dx pap/fol thyca 12/92, 1.7 cm nodule cap. invas. into skel. muscle TT 1/93, 2 ablations, RAI- over 300 mCi PET,US, X-ray, MRI, RAI & Thyrog. scans-neg. Current med-Synthroid 125 mcg, Tg 5.9 Does Mederma really work? > I just purchased a tube of Mederma to help hide my scar. Please give > me your opinion on how well this stuff works. Do you have any other > suggestions? Thank you in advance for the info. > > > > For more information regarding thyroid cancer visit www.thyca.org. If you do not wish to belong to this group, you may UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to thyca-unsubscribe > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2002 Report Share Posted September 7, 2002 Hi, My mother purchased Dermablend to help hide my scars recently. I have the TT scar on the neck as well as scars on my leg from a childhood glass injury. It is available in some department stores. You need to match it up well to your skin tone, though. The color she purchased is a little pinker and darker than my natural skin tone so I won't be using it. It does not wash off in the pool. It washes up well with soap and water in the shower. Don't take a bath, though, until you have removed it. I did this and it really clung to the tub. A word of advice: if you want to try Dermablend make sure you try it out at the store. For my neck scar undereye concealer works just as well blended in with a damp finger or facial make-up sponge. Good luck. Abrams 40 yr.old female, Warrenton, VA dx pap/fol thyca 12/92, 1.7 cm nodule cap. invas. into skel. muscle TT 1/93, 2 ablations, RAI- over 300 mCi PET,US, X-ray, MRI, RAI & Thyrog. scans-neg. Current med-Synthroid 125 mcg, Tg 5.9 Does Mederma really work? > I just purchased a tube of Mederma to help hide my scar. Please give > me your opinion on how well this stuff works. Do you have any other > suggestions? Thank you in advance for the info. > > > > For more information regarding thyroid cancer visit www.thyca.org. If you do not wish to belong to this group, you may UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to thyca-unsubscribe > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2002 Report Share Posted September 7, 2002 Hi, My mother purchased Dermablend to help hide my scars recently. I have the TT scar on the neck as well as scars on my leg from a childhood glass injury. It is available in some department stores. You need to match it up well to your skin tone, though. The color she purchased is a little pinker and darker than my natural skin tone so I won't be using it. It does not wash off in the pool. It washes up well with soap and water in the shower. Don't take a bath, though, until you have removed it. I did this and it really clung to the tub. A word of advice: if you want to try Dermablend make sure you try it out at the store. For my neck scar undereye concealer works just as well blended in with a damp finger or facial make-up sponge. Good luck. Abrams 40 yr.old female, Warrenton, VA dx pap/fol thyca 12/92, 1.7 cm nodule cap. invas. into skel. muscle TT 1/93, 2 ablations, RAI- over 300 mCi PET,US, X-ray, MRI, RAI & Thyrog. scans-neg. Current med-Synthroid 125 mcg, Tg 5.9 Does Mederma really work? > I just purchased a tube of Mederma to help hide my scar. Please give > me your opinion on how well this stuff works. Do you have any other > suggestions? Thank you in advance for the info. > > > > For more information regarding thyroid cancer visit www.thyca.org. If you do not wish to belong to this group, you may UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to thyca-unsubscribe > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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