Lumpy scars

by Jemmy 6th September 2009, 10:25 pm

Should I be doing anything like massaging to try and get rid of the lumps around my scars? I don't have many but their surprisingly big, bigger than I expected.

Am going to start rubbing cream into them tomorrow, should I massage them with that?

Any ideas is great x

by hotcaz 7th September 2009, 6:22 am

i had quite lumpy scars, i didnt put anything on them or massage them, within a few weeks they went flat again xx

by natalia 7th September 2009, 9:42 am

i didnt touch my scars for 6 weeks i would realy check with your surgeon first and dont undstand why u hvnt been told to leave them alone bcause of infection and stuff its normal for them to be lumpy but your not far gone yet so i would leave them well alone and ask your surgeon i was advised at 8 days pre op not to get them to wet and not to rub them hard and put anythig on them until 6 weeks
xx

by Jemmy 7th September 2009, 10:19 am

He's already told me that I can start putting cream on them. Just wasn't sure if I could massage them.

by kickasskittykat 7th September 2009, 11:29 am

I was advised the same ... Keep creams awayfir 6 weeks

if he said ok then they know best...

by natalia 7th September 2009, 11:33 am

thats really suprised me cause i was told u can get infection if u put anything on them b4 6 weeks
xx

by _Carrie_ 7th September 2009, 1:18 pm

Me too...I would double-check. He may have meant you can put cream on your boobs rather than your scars. I was told to leave them well alone for 6 weeks and then to put bio-oil on them, massaging gently in circles.

My scars were lumpy too at that stage but they soon went perfectly flat. I kept micropore tape on for 12 weeks too, to flatten them down, changing it after every shower and drying them with a hairdrier before putting new tape on.

It's weird that everyone is told different thing, but I would definitely check before putting anything on them so early hun...

x