How Long After Surgery Can You Use Scar Cream?

If you have undergone surgery or any cosmetic surgical treatment, you must be dealing with scars. After the surgery, a scar shows up when the surgical incision is healed. It's a good sign though but the look of the scar hinders the beauty of the body. People try unlimited products to hide them or reduce the appearance of scars. However, most scars disappear with time naturally, but to speed up the process, you can try scar creams after surgery.

Before that, it is important to know when to start caring for scars. Just after the surgery? or after some days? These questions will be cleared to you in this article which talks about when to start using scar cream and some home care tips. Let’s dive in.

When to Start Caring for Scars After Surgery?

Once the healing process is done and you have given enough months to the recovery process, you can start caring for your scars. It is the first year of your surgery when you start the care to minimize the discoloration, and thickness and to prevent pain.

However, the duration to start applying any scar cream or gel can be discussed by your surgeon as it depends on the type of surgery you underwent and the type of scar.

Once your surgeon gives a green flag, you can start using scar gel or cream as directed. In most cases, it is 3 weeks post - surgery when the incision is fully closed, you can treat the scar.

How to Care for the Scars?

To give proper care, you must use a good scar cream or gel as guided by the surgeon. You can follow the simple steps:

• Begin with a massage
• Apply gentle pressure in a circular motion with fingers to break the scar tissues.
• Apply it twice a day for at least the first three months
• It must be continued for the whole year to break the fibrosis 
• Combine the massage with silicone ointment and sun cream. 

Some Home Remedies Tips

Once you are sure you can use creams, do not forget to use natural skin buddies. Although the market is loaded with gels and creams, adding some home care routine can accelerate the process of disappearing scars. You can use the following:

• Vitamin E
• Lemon Juice
• Aloe Vera
• Olive Oil
• Cocoa Butter
• Mustard Seed Oil
• Lavender Oil
• Rosehip Seed Oil

Massaging scars with the natural ingredients mentioned above can bring a visible difference in the appearance of the scar. Lemon juice can lighten the skin and all the essential oils provide moisture to the skin and make it healthy. It will avoid dryness, itching, and redness over scars.

Conclusion

While scars are the sign of the healing process, making them disappear is the only goal post-surgery. Using scar cream after surgery should be discussed with your surgeon first. Mostly it is allowed after 3 weeks of surgery and continued for a year. Backing up with some home natural remedies, you can speed up the process to make the scars go away.