Make-up hints

There was a menthol shaving cream??? Did it tingle??? For some reason I feel like I can't get as clean a shave if I use shave cream or gel, then I do with just exfoliating, shaving, and following up with lotion.

OMG, I'm such a ditz! I thought that you just painted her claws with regular polish! Ugh. My vet does the soft paws, but I didn't know they came in colors. I don't think that my little boy would like them at all though!

And yes, up until about 3-4 years ago, Barbasol made a menthol shaving cream for men and I loved it. I don't like dry shaving, shaving with soap suds, or using any creamy things or oils, though I've tried them all. Just plain men's shaving cream suits me best. And if I need the legs to be perfect, I just expand the brazilian and do the wax all the way down to my toes! If I could, I'd always wax my legs, but that's too pricey and way too time-consuming. I like to have perfectly hairless legs every day and couldn't put in the time or effort to wax that much, even if it's just once a week. Ah, the price we pay for beauty!

~Marin

Hair conditioner is also good to shave with, but I mostly use men's gel.  When at the pool, I use conditioner, one less thing to carry back and forth.

Checking in again.......... Yes, I got the prescription for Latisse but insurance didn't cover it.  I sure wish it would.  My bottom lashes have come in pretty good.  While I was on vacation last week I lost all my top lashes but they are coming in.  I hope they come in as long as they were.  Right now they are short and straight but hopefully that is just the beginning.  I had polish put on my nails last week for vacation and LOVE not looking at the crappy fingernails that separated from the nail bed.  They are growing slowly.........

oooo just found really awesome lotion/balm. YonKa. Was a sample/give away at some cancer event I went to last yr. Totally forgot about it until cleaning out closet and happened upon the tube. So wonderful. I understand it is not available on market except thru facial experts (can't remember what their called) but found several salons nearby. Off to book a facial and learn more.

Hope all ahve a good day

There is no quick or real fix to reduce scars. What works, is time and gentle massage. Silicone sheeting can be expensive, but it's definitely better then products like maderma and scar fade or scar guard.

You cannot use anything until all incisions are healed.... you should start with aquaphor until the scabbing is gone, and follow your post op instructions very carefully!!

Then over time, you can begin the gentle massage on the scarline.

Time really does change so many things.

My scars were so red and purple in the beginning, and one year later they were fading into a light pink/white color. By two years you could hardly notice anything. Now I don't even think about it.

You have to really be careful in the sun--- I'm serious- don't do any topless sunbathing! The scars will get very aggrivated by the sun!

xo

Thanks, my special friends! The surgery is next Thursday. I didn't know about the sun aggravating the scars and was planning to start tanning again after about a month. So instead of nude bathing, I'll definitely wear a little string top.....or maybe pasties (I think I'll have areolar incisions on both sides).

Also, I'm glad to hear about the Aquafor and Bacitracin. Those are quite doable. But what is Glaxl Base. barbe? And the silicone sheeting...how much do you get for $100...a lifetime supply? That's insane!

~Marin

Silicone sheeting is not cheap by any means... and you REALLY have to take precaution in the sun-- a little paisty is not going to cut it...

Even now if I go in the sun I would put zinc across my ab scar... and my surgery was almost 4 yrs ago... if you want your scars to fade away, you really have to take care of them....which means no tanning for a while.

Down Raye!!! Sit, stop!!!! Isn't this the second time I've had to do this already this year?

Marin- it's normal to freak out before the big day... but here's the deal...

first, you will look a lot bigger in the beginning. You will be swollen, and the swelling differs from one chica to the next. So don't freak out if you're too big. Many women are also scared of the implants being too far apart. When all is settled and done, if this is the case-- which it probably won't be.... but if it is, this can be adjusted in a small tweaking surgery.  A lot of women want their boobs closer together then they should be-- it's weird that we all think the same way... but I remember my PS drawing a womans shape in marker on the paper on the exam table... and he explained why breasts can't be so close together in the middle of the chest-- it changes the contour of the natural profile of the body.

If I had paper and a marker I could explain- but prob. not draw it as well as he did.....

I agree with holding off on purchasing stuff-- you cannto do any type of massage- or put stuff on the incisions until they are healed....

and covering up when you fake bake is huge-- but Raye reminded me of something as well-- covering up even if you spray tan.

I'll tell you this much- in the beginning scars are raised, and usually not flat and even- and sometimes there are ridges along the scar line- that totally settle down with time-- however- if you get spray tanned it will turn the whole scar colors-- and it won't be even. I don't find it to be too much of an issue now- as much as it was a few years ago when my scars were fresh.

When you go into surgery, try to relax. When you get the IV drugs and they put the mask over you- close your eyes, and imagine a warm beach with a hot young guy waiting to rub oil on your tanned body.... and when you wake up-- really- the pain will be sooooooo minimal- you'll have good drugs, and you'll be feeling like yourself in no time at all.

I know you're going to look so gorgeous-- I know in my heart this is going to be so good for you....and I can't wait till the unveiling, when you come here raving about the new girls, and then of course you'll have to send me pics.... and all the worries and stress you're feeling now will fade away and disappear.

Barbe- LOVE the new picture! You look great.

Marin, I read somewhere on another thread or two that some women swear by Palmer's Cocoa Butter Lotion for Stretch Marks.  It has lots of good stuff in it -- Vit. E, collagen, etc.  But Beth's right.  You don't want to be doing anything for a while until your healing and your swelling are under good control.  I've used the Palmer's on my own aureola scar and to work on the adhesions in the tissue underneath and it has been very nice.  But it's really the massage technique & the regularity of attention and moisturizing that makes the difference.  I found a nice video by a PS about this that can be viewed or downloaded:

 Reconstruction/Implant Massage