1/5/21: (6 Weeks of Using Scar Cream) Port Scar Update

I started using Mederma PM Intensive Overnight Scar Cream about 6 weeks ago. Here's how that's going.

The lighting in the two photos is different, but I think the scar looks the same, or maybe even worse, more red. According to this informational page, "Scars can go through a phase of becoming pinker or slightly red." 

It also says scars should not be exposed to sunlight, and I can say for sure that, being winter, and having no place to go in a pandemic, my scar has been 100% hidden from sunlight. 

I know that scars take a long time to fully heal - the web page I just linked says 12-18 months - so I'm not surprised at how the healing is going; I'm making this post mainly to acknowledge that I know not to expect any remarkable changes at this rate. Even the directions on the scar cream says to use the cream "once nightly for 8 weeks on newer scars and 3-6 months on older scars" and adds for good measure: "Don’t get discouraged if you don’t see improvement right away."

I know I've talked about this scar a lot, but compared to how I feel about my hair, it's not so bad. I mean to say, I'm vain enough to really hate having to wait for my short hair to grow long again. But I don't feel anywhere near as strongly about the scar. Sure, it would be really nice if the scar faded a bit and was a lot less noticeable, but the scar doesn't upset me like my hair does. Maybe I'll feel differently in the summer, when the scar is actually visible to others. Who knows. In the meantime, I'll just keep using the scar cream and hope it's doing what it's supposed to be doing.