Hi ♀️
I had open surgery for small bowel cancer in November 2020.
Having a alot of itching / irritation around abdominal scar.
Clothing really aggravates it.
I am useing bio oil.
Is there anything else i can use / do to calm the scar ?
Thanks
Wendy
Oh my yes!! Get an aloe vera plant and rub the aloe on it, it's absolute magic. A nurse asked me the other day how many years it had been since my surgery and was completely floored when I told her it was in February
Don't bother buying the gel etc, just a plant.
Hope it works!
Ellen
Where can I buy aloe Vera plant? Is it easy to buy anywhere it’s for my partner. Thank you
hi, I’ve seen it in the house plant part of B&Q x
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