01/30/2026
Tummy Tuck Scar Treatment Tips
As wounds go through the normal healing process all scars usually heal well and fade with time, which takes over a year. Meanwhile, there are things that you can do to help minimize the appearance of your scars, such as:
1. Start gentle massaging of your scars immediately after tummy tuck with Aquaphor and Savilla (Aloe vera extract). Moisturizing your scar and entire skin really helps with healing.
2. Silicone Gel or Sheet treatment usually starts after all incisions have healed with no open wounds or drains, which is no sooner than 4 weeks after.
3. Avoiding direct sun exposure to your scars for 4months.
4. Microneedling (Morpheus8) after 3 months can stimulate scar circulation and collagen production which has shown benefits, but its most helpful for acne scars.
5. Red Light Therapy and lasers stimulate local circulation and scar remodeling which can be done after wounds have healed.
6. If you develop keloid or hypertrophic scars, then you can have steroid scar injections to help flatten them in about 6 months after surgery.
7. The most important factor for getting nice scars has to do with how the plastic surgeons sew the incision with internal only sutures that are placed tension free, as well as the placement of the incisions in the natural skin folds.
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