Surgery Scars

KristyLynn · 05-17-2008, 01:37 AM

sooo :) anyone want to show them to me? LOL. i can't find them on google. haha. :)

this may sound weird. buttttttt...... lol. i am obsessed with butterflies and i feel like i have been in a cocoon all my life, so, once i get cut, and have scars, i think i want to turn them into butterflies LOL. :D (tattoos)

i've never had surgery or tattoos before..BUT..? :) who knows. haha :)

Elsie · 05-17-2008, 05:59 AM

Welcome to LBT KristyLynn

There is a thread for scar stages right here on LBT. Heres the link:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/scar-...7/index32.html

Best of luck with the surgery and the tattoos.

Elsie

cb11213 · 05-17-2008, 11:22 AM

Well, I took pics of my scars, but I'm not interested in sharing :-) My stomach was too swollen and it is not flattering!

They are tiny red slashes, the biggest one being about 3.5 inches and the other 3 being about .5 inches.

I put Mederma and vitamin E oil on mine and they seem to be fading into nothing just 7 weeks post op.

I don't think a tattoo should be used to "cover them up," when, if treated properly, there's nothing to cover up.

Pix · 05-17-2008, 11:27 AM

Also if you are serious about tattooing your scars, if ANY artist tells you they will do it less then 9 months out is not one you want to touch you with the tattoo machine.

KristyLynn · 05-17-2008, 01:42 PM

wow thanks for all the info! :D :D. i am kinda a chicken so i don't know when or if i'd want the tattoos, but, it sounded like a fun idea. LOL. i read that it's really hard to tattoo scar tissue, so i thought of going around it, and making that the body of the butterfly. but when i see those pics...they are horizontal, not vertical. LOL. scheisse. so, there will be much more thinking. haahahah. :D <3 thanks for the info again. :)