A doctor recently extracted fat from my right thigh. He left a  4
inch incision that was stapled.  I am using Vitaimin E oil.  I do not
want a horrible scar.  The surgeon in clueless. Recommendations

Hi torah,

I have heard very good things about a product called Mederma. It
should be available at your local pharmacy. There's all sorts of
first-person accounts of amazing healing and scars disappearing.

For info on Mederma, see:
http://www.mederma.com/

Mederma is quite expensive, but, should be available at your local
pharmacy (or Wal-Mart).

You can also try to search at:
http://www.sisterstreet.com/cgi-bin/boards/forum_search.pl
(type "mederma" or "scars" into the space where it asks for
'keywords') This site has a lot of first-hand accounts of people using
scar-creams.

Hope this helps in your quest to help with the healing process--and
eliminate the scar of your surgery.

If you need any further clarification, please ask prior to rating this
answer.

Thanks!

Search Terms:

mederma
scars
scar cream

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Clarification of Answer by legolas-ga on 21 Nov 2002 19:45 PST

One other link of interest:

http://directory.google.com/Top/Shopping/Health/Beauty/Skin_Care/Treatments/?il=1

Might give some other alternatives to Mederma if you want something
different. Although, like I said, most of the first-person accounts
I've read seem to recommend Mederma.

Thanks!

vitamin E oil is of no benefit. The end result of a scar depends on
many things, including the genetics of the patient, the location, the
skin tension in the area, etc. All scars evolve over time, so changes
occur and are often erroneously attributed to the home remedy applies.
Mederma has seemed to help.

My surgeon recommends a product called Kelocote gel, ingredients:
polysiloxanes, manufactured by allied biomedical, paso robles CA
93446.

A .49 oz (14 grams) tube costs about $40.  
"For the management of keloid and hypertrophic scars and associated
erythema"

It is very sticky.  I used it at bedtime.