Vitamin E

Has anyone taken vitamin E to help with preventing the onset of CC and helping the healing process? I think I've been reading too much about Capsular Contracture and getting worried about developing it, I want to do everything I can to avoid it!

Jess xx

Hiya Jess

I took the capsules from boots for about 4 weeks but have stopped taking them, its never been proven to stop CC from developing but i think its worth a go and i dont know if it was all in my mind but mine seemed to get a lot softer when i started taking them.

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Thanx for sharing that Jess and CB!!!!, Im off to get some tomo lol any thing that might help Ill try

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Do you only take it after your BA chick? xx

yeah i'm going to get some too, especially as nads told me it's also good for strong hair and nails......yay can't go wrong there then lol.
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I cant see the harm in taking it before your op Kerrymac vit e is good for you anyway as its a powerful antioxidant, although check with your ps when you need to stop taking any vitamins i think its normally 2-4 weeks before your op.

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Think I'll give it a go then chick xxx

i rubbed it in the pure vit e oil from health shops and took the tablets to
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Hi hun,

I've bought some vit E ready to take but I don't think you're supposed to take it 2 weeks pre or post op. Apparently it's a bit like aspirin in that it thins the blood and so it might cause excessive bleeding. I'm going to check with my nurse next week exactly when it's safe to take

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I was advised pre-op to buy 100% pure organic vit. e to dab on incisions to aid healing and soften scar tissue. It is a very thick 'globby' consistency and a tiny drop on each one appeared to help mine as so0n as dressings were removed. My scars have always been small and smooth. I was advised to wear micropore tape too for same reason and prevent bra rubbing.

Again we are all advised different, some say Rosehip which is also proven to heal sacar tissue. Taking it in capsule formand vit. C after would aid healing too. xxx

ooo im gonna get me some of that then!!! xx

I don't know about CC but vitamin E is great for skin healing, it's also good for scars

I got some vitamin E capsules from Boots today, they say "800iu" on the front, does anyone know what that means? xx

Jessica wrote:I got some vitamin E capsules from Boots today, they say "800iu" on the front, does anyone know what that means? xx

Hi Jess!!

Thats the strength i.e. the amount of vitimins in the capsules. xxx

Hi Jess!! And other girls interested in vit.e.!!

I just checked on my bottle of (Jason, Pure, Natural and Organic) vit. e. thaT I used externally for scars it is 45,000 i.u. in strength. It does come in lower strength, but it was advised to get the highest I could source. It is only 2fl ounces in bottle and I still have about half left after this time, as only a tiny bit is advised. I got it from a health store I think it was around £15-18?

I take a multivitimin with 1000i.u. in daily when I remember.

I do think a good alternative to external vit.e. would be the micropore tape that Was given to me by P.S., it is cheap and very effective, and if you prefer bio-oil for massage no point in double time and expense. I think what you are advised is best, but trying other options from real experience of girls here is good too. It is difficult to determine what really worked, as in my case, my incisions were neat and smooth from the outset of dressing removal. However, I do have a very bad habit...smoking!! which is not good for healing or genenl health and wellbeing, :pale: so I used these.

Hope it is of some help to anyone thinking of it. xx

Thank you Mia, wow the pure oil you used was really pure! 45,000iu, that's a lot! It obviously worked for you so next time I'm in the health food shop I will look out for some, it can't hurt xx