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Besides massage, how can i get rid of scar tissue where they made the arthroscopic incisions on my ankle four months ago? any cream or supplement?

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Dr. Austin Yeargan answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Tincture of time: Scars take 6-24 months to heal while tissue reorganizes and remodels. Keeping a wound moist and taking the tension off of the wound edges is helpful initially. No cream or supplements have ever been shown to SCIENTIFICALLY make any difference.

Answered 6/10/2015

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