Hey Shay-

I have the dreaded scar from ear to ear and my edema has pretty much disappeared over the past couple of months and you can barely tell. Sure, the scar is there, and I know it's there, but it's nothing like it used to be, and I had radiation. I used Aquaphor daily 50 million times a day from day 1 of radiation. Just make sure you wipe it off clean before you go in for treatments and then put it back on right after. If the burns get too bad, there's prescription creams they can give you as well, but I found that the Aquaphor worked just fine. It's the same stuff you use on a tattoo (
or at least that's what my husband has always used) after you get one of those and it's found in the lotion aisle, so go buy a big tub and slather it on!

As for right now while you still have stitches/staples in, I used the Bactriban that the hospital gave me - it's just antibiotic ointment. But as for most scars, they just take time to fade. My ENT always told me that my scars would be more noticeable because I'm younger and have more elasticity in my skin, but mine seem to have not really followed with that. I'll post some recent pictures on the blog soon so you can see them.