How can you relieve the scars of a tummy tuck?

Several options: Although you can never completely remove a scar from someone, (there is no way to erase scars), scars can be improved. It's best to work on them early, before they mature. I like to add topical creams, such as tretinoin to my healing scars. Another technique i like is to due frequent chemical peels as they are healing. Some lasers can work as well. See a skilled plastic surgeon to help you.

Pressure/Wound care: I understand your confusion! there are variety of scar treatment recommendations that make the decision overwhelming. Consider the use of of sialstic gel sheeting, topical paper tape, scar massage, avoidance of sun exposure, and minimizing wound tension. The use of onion peel, aloe vera, vitamin e, cocoa butter, etc is not completely understood or substantiated in the literature.

Silicone : Silicone has been shown to have great efficacy in preventing scars from worsening. I usually suggest kelocote or biocorneum to my patients as it can be found online at reasonable costs. www.whyskin.com sells biocorneum 50g tube for around 89.99.

Lots of options: Most scar treatments are not well proven in the literature or the improvements may be minimal. Silicone sheeting is well studied and generally helpful. Your scars are usually due to tension (which is needed to tighten your belly to some degree) and your own genetics. That being said, i provide all my patients with the option to use silicone sheets as long as they are willing to use them.

Many things...: Scars usually improve over a year or so as they mature. Keeping them from rubbing on garments as they mature helps. Silicone gel sheeting can help as well. Steroid injection and scar revision can help with persistently problematic ones as well. This is something to review with your surgeon after 3-6 months.

Several things: 1) silicone sheeting 2) scar massage 3) laser therapy 4) steroid injections (if scar gets thick).