I used mederma and it did great, but my scar was new. My son used it on an
old scar and it did help somewhat.


>From: "ss_us_ad" <ss_us_ad@...>
>Reply-To: ThyroidDisease2@yahoogroups.com
>To: ThyroidDisease2@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [ThyroidDisease] scar from the surgery after 11 months
>Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:18:36 -0000
>
>Dear all,
>
>I had total thyroidectomy in Oct 2005 and my surgeon or none of my
>doctors told me that I should apply something on my scar so that it
>will look better.Going into the surgery they told me it will be as
>cosmetic as it can be I thought there won't be much of an issue and I
>was not aware of my skin properties as of now, since I did not have
>any scars from anything in the recent yrs.But to my surprise a few
>weeks after the surgery the scar has become like a very thick line
>right across my neck.My incision was also pretty big since I had a big
>tumor.I have read abt mederma in one of these mails is it any good?
>Can I use it after almost a year ? or is there anything else in the
>market which cane be of use to me? I have heard of people using
>vitamin e, will it do any good if I start using it now or is it too
>late? Your responses will be highly appreciated.
>Thanks
>sree
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