Post operation scars - BIO OIL/ CICA CARE

joepubli

A fried of mine has long scars from a recent operation and is desperate to fade/lose them. There are lots of magical sounding things on the web.

Two that seem popular are BIO OIL and CICA-CARE (made by Smith & Nephew the well known drugs company)

Neither of these is exactly cheap.

I wanted to check if any moneysavers have had any positive or negative experience from these or other products.

Many thanks
Joe

Puddingpie_2

There is a copy of Bio Oil for sale in Morrisons but I don't know what its called. Its next to it on the shelf though and for sale for not much more than a pound.
HTH

elljay20

boots do scar reduction pads, google them for reviews. also, lavender oil is supposed to be very good too

Mojisola

It surprises me that Bio-Oil is so expensive when its main ingredient is liquid paraffin.

sillyvixen

joepubli wrote: »

A fried of mine has long scars from a recent operation and is desperate to fade/lose them. There are lots of magical sounding things on the web Joe

if it is a recent surgical scar it needs to be left for about 18 - 24 months to heal fully before using scar reduction products - that is what i have been advised.

3onitsway

I've tried bio-oil on a small scar on my face, and an old c-section scar - to be honest i cant see any improvement but it does make your skin look/feel nice.

Softstuff

My mother in law use bio-oil on her scars after a double mastectomy. No reduction in the appearance (but given how bad that is, it would have been miraculous), but she says the scars don't pull so much or feel as stiff. Not sure if normal oil would do the same, but even the surgeon said bio-oil was great.

DrFluffy

I love bio-oil. I have psoriasis, and the stuff is a godsend, especially in koebnerised scars.

Alexandria

I used Cica-care sheets on numerous scarring when I was younger. Expensive but for me totally worth it, my hypertrophic, red, raised scars became softened, flatter and white.

rinroo

I had an ankle operation in January and have been using Bio Oil since the cast came off in April, I have used it twice a day and although the scars are much softer and don't pull anymore there hasn't been a massive change appearance wise, they are still very red but they are still 'new' so to speak. My physio recommended using bio oil so i did but a friend of mine told me to use aloe Vera gel, which if I'm honest I haven't tried yet

I paid £8 for my bio oil from boots, but boots do do their own brand scar reduction.

alileonard

Bio oil is quite often in TJ Hughes a few pounds under RRP if you happen to have one nearby.