{"id":374,"date":"2008-04-02T11:05:02","date_gmt":"2008-04-02T16:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2008\/04\/02\/ointment-gel-skin-surgery-healing-mederma\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T10:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T15:25:18","slug":"ointment-gel-skin-surgery-healing-mederma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2008\/04\/02\/ointment-gel-skin-surgery-healing-mederma\/","title":{"rendered":"I Used A Great Scar Cream Called Mederma…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just received a great, often-overlooked question from Tim who asks, “Hey Adam – I just saw the pictures of your chest scar after heart surgery<\/a>. I’m curious to know… Did you use any special creams or gels to assist in the incision healing?”<\/p>\n

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The answer to that question is a definite “Yes!” I used a product called Mederma. The gel is an over-the-counter product that does not require a prescription. You can purchase Mederma at most pharmacies. If you are interested, sometime they have a $2 off coupon at the Mederma website<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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\nHowever, please make sure that you only use Mederma as directed. Do not use Mederma right away. I think you need to wait two weeks after your surgery. And, I made sure it was okay with my surgeon, before I started using it. My surgeon, Dr. Vaughn Starnes, looked at the Mederma ingredient listing on the package and said, “This looks pretty good. Go ahead and try it out!”<\/p>\n

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As you can see in the picture above, my scar has really faded over the year. I can barely see it these days.<\/p>\n

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