My doctor recommended Maderma on my scars, but I have so many scars I go through the tubes too quickly! My neck dissection scar healed really well, it is barely visible, but my bigger problem is the scars on my arm and leg (from the free flap surgery). They grafted skin from my upper thigh,and I am not sure if that scar stretched from the location, but it is red, about 1 inch wide and 8 inches long. Does anyone else have scars like this? I may consider having a scar revision surgery eventually. In the meantime, however, I heard there are some good concealers you can buy that can cover scars really well. Has anyone ever used/heard of such a thing? I have researched a couple brands - Dermaflouge and SmartCover, and they both seem to have pretty good reviews, I was just wondering if anyone has ever tried this.


Emily - 24 years old at diagnosis
HPV-, no risk factors
T2N2b Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Left oral tongue, poorly differentiated
Hemiglossectamy, reconstruction, partial neck dissection
30 Radiation treatments, weekly chemo (cisplatin)
1/13/12 last day of treatment
Diagnosed October 2011