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Keloid scar from C-section

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Latest post on 24 April 2011 - 17:22

Going from the good, ugly and bad thread on C-section, anyone else got Keloid Scar from this??
I want to get rid of mine, it's below my bikini line but am so self concious these days .. Is that possible to get rid of Keloid scar???

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Latest post on 01 May 2022 - 15:12
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Latest post on 23 May 2011 - 13:38
I have a short one in the middle of my scar (it was glued in the middle and sutured on the edges) but I do plan for more babies and was under the impression they would just remove the scar then. As far as I know keloids are just bad luck rather than poor surgery and the glue looked amazing for the first few months after the surgery so I guess it would ultimately have been a tiny scar if it hadn't formed a keloid. I would see a plastic surgeon if you have no more babies planned, I assume that even if you don't have another c-section they could still cut it away but there would be no guarantee another keloid wouldn't form. CoCoLoco wrote: No the first was here in Dubai. Thought she was excellent until I went back home (states) and found she had given me incorrect advice and a horrible scar to boot. would love to know what the good and bad advise was, I got no advise at all besides to wash it with water daily post surgery. Was this in Dubai Kiwispiers? I've never heard of them glueing the scar as opposed to stitches, what doctor did this?
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Latest post on 23 May 2011 - 12:12
I have a short one in the middle of my scar (it was glued in the middle and sutured on the edges) but I do plan for more babies and was under the impression they would just remove the scar then. As far as I know keloids are just bad luck rather than poor surgery and the glue looked amazing for the first few months after the surgery so I guess it would ultimately have been a tiny scar if it hadn't formed a keloid. I would see a plastic surgeon if you have no more babies planned, I assume that even if you don't have another c-section they could still cut it away but there would be no guarantee another keloid wouldn't form. CoCoLoco wrote: No the first was here in Dubai. Thought she was excellent until I went back home (states) and found she had given me incorrect advice and a horrible scar to boot. would love to know what the good and bad advise was, I got no advise at all besides to wash it with water daily post surgery.
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Latest post on 23 May 2011 - 12:04
My son suffers very badly with keloid scarring. Any cuts and some injections like TB have resulted in large lumpy scars. A doctor here gave us contractubex cream. It was truly amazing how much the scar tissue reduced. If son used it 3 times per day as advised I imagine they would almost be gone. It may be worth having a look. It was 30dhs from the chemist.
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Latest post on 26 April 2011 - 13:58
Jwal: yes, in the US.
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Latest post on 26 April 2011 - 13:56
No it was dr.sant when she used to work at welcare.
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Latest post on 25 April 2011 - 17:51
Co Co Loco , was it Dr Dawn who used to be at American Hospital? She told me she was going to go through my existing scar and ended up doing an additional scar just above the old one.
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Latest post on 25 April 2011 - 15:15
No the first was here in Dubai. Thought she was excellent until I went back home (states) and found she had given me incorrect advice and a horrible scar to boot. Who was the dr here in dubai if you don't mind me asking? So the corrective one was done in the US?
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Latest post on 25 April 2011 - 14:41
No the first was here in Dubai. Thought she was excellent until I went back home (states) and found she had given me incorrect advice and a horrible scar to boot.
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Latest post on 25 April 2011 - 14:09
Had a really bad keloid scar after my first, doctor had glued the scar instead of stitching. Then with my second child the doctor cut above and below it sutured it and it's perfect now. Mine also was itchy. If you're not planning on having a second c section then see a dermatologist or plastic surgeon, am sure it can be fixed. Cocoloco who did your 2 nd c section, was it a dr here in Dubai?
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Latest post on 25 April 2011 - 13:30
Had a really bad keloid scar after my first, doctor had glued the scar instead of stitching. Then with my second child the doctor cut above and below it sutured it and it's perfect now. Mine also was itchy. If you're not planning on having a second c section then see a dermatologist or plastic surgeon, am sure it can be fixed.
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Latest post on 25 April 2011 - 10:59
Plumie - do you think it will still work after 2 years of having the operation? Actually now that I read this website: http://www.medicinenet.com/keloid/article.htm I am thinking I don't have Keloid but hypertrophic scar .... because it is "confined to the margin of the wound" still after two years I can still feel the scar and at times can be very itchy. Should I go and see a dermatologist? No idea CB! It was recommended to me by my Dr, and that is as much as I know about it, unfortunately!
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Latest post on 25 April 2011 - 10:53
Plumie - do you think it will still work after 2 years of having the operation? Actually now that I read this website: http://www.medicinenet.com/keloid/article.htm I am thinking I don't have Keloid but hypertrophic scar .... because it is "confined to the margin of the wound" still after two years I can still feel the scar and at times can be very itchy. Should I go and see a dermatologist? Generally speaking, topical scar treatments work best when used closer to the time of the incision. Doubt it will do much if anything 2 years later. I would suggest seeing a dermatologist.
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Latest post on 25 April 2011 - 10:13
Plumie - do you think it will still work after 2 years of having the operation? Actually now that I read this website: http://www.medicinenet.com/keloid/article.htm I am thinking I don't have Keloid but hypertrophic scar .... because it is "confined to the margin of the wound" still after two years I can still feel the scar and at times can be very itchy. Should I go and see a dermatologist?
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Latest post on 24 April 2011 - 20:45
Try Cica Care Silicone strips! I bought mine at City Hospital at the pharmacy there! Unfortunately I have not used it consistently, however plan to do so when I get home in the next few weeks. http://global.smith-nephew.com/master/CICACARE_27518.htm
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Latest post on 24 April 2011 - 17:38
My sister was left with a really bad keloid scar (thickening of the tissue and really red) after her 1st c section, then on her second c section they removed it and she was left with the most amazing scar, which is virtually invisible now! If you are going to have a second c section do your research in drs and make sure you choose one who does great scars! Hers was done in the UK on the NHS so it was just pot luck to be honest.
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Latest post on 24 April 2011 - 17:28
Whats a Keloid scar?
 
 

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