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I figured I'd write this for anyone with a visible scar that they may want to minimize.  I will say first though that as the wedding got closer, I got more used to my scar although I had already taken steps to lighten it.  I do now think it's a part of who I am and my life story and I don't in any way say anyone needs to cover up their scars, it just took me longer to realize the true beauty of scars being a part of who you are.  I also know my scar isn't the worst scar but on my pale, sensitive skin, it was very red until I used the cream.  I just figured this would help anyone that may want to know about this. 

Eleven months before my wedding I was at work.  I work in a group home and I was working with the girls when a fight broke out.  We were trying to separate them but it got bad fast and I ended up getting hit in the forehead with one of those metal three hole punches with the handle.  I had to get two deep stitches and eight surface stitches Of course at the time I didn't think about it but after the stitches came out, I realized it'd now be in my wedding pictures and since it hadn't been there a long time I didn't think of it as a part of me yet.  After the healing finished (about two months later), I bought some Mederma cream since it was suggested for sensitive skin.  

I don't really have a good picture of the scar right before the cream but here's a picture after the injury (no makeup and swollen) as well as a close up at the wedding (a light foundation on but not much).

OMG you can hardly see it at all! and if you hadn't pointed it out I wouldn't have even noticed! Mederma success!

Wow, it works great! I can old just barely see it now that I'm looking. I should go get some Mederma, too!

I found pictures on my old phone of the scar right before I started the Mederma.  I am technologically challenged but when my husband wakes up, I'll see if he can transfer them to the computer to give a better idea of what it looked like without stitches.  I also will give credit to the doctor though because I told her I was getting married and she spent extra time putting the stitches in to try to close it as much as possible to minimize the scarring. 

I wish Mederma worked for me - I had a weird allergic reaction to it... so I had to stop using it.  I've also got really pale, sensitive skin.  Thankfully my scars on the front and back of my neck are only noticeable if I point them out (at least I hope ;) )

So glad it worked for you!

@smyley: It said it works on old scars too, you just have to use it longer.  I think I had to use it for eight weeks and I think it's somewhere from ten to fourteen for old scars.  I believe I put it on two to three times a day (I think it was three but it might have been two - it wouldn't hurt to use it three times).  

@thewheelsonthebus: Yeah I got the cream because I read that the gel was really thick and my skin was already freaking out from the Dial antibiotic soap I had to use for a couple of weeks to clean the scar and I didn't want it to get too bad from a thick gel too. 

Thank you for this!! I have scarring on my back from cystic acne I had a year ago (that's since cleaned up - thank God!) and I've been wondering if there's anything I can do to get rid of it before the wedding.

You're a lifesaver.

P.s. so sorry about your injury :( It looks like it was awful!

ETA: Where do you get the cream and how long does the cream take to work? I have two months till the wedding.

@napabridekelsey: I would probably head to the store to get it.  I think I just picked it up at Walmart and I used it for about 8 weeks and had this result.  I probably could have gone for only six weeks but I wanted to make sure it was gone.  

And I'm so glad this has helped some people. 

@Beluga: I believe the Mederma I used had vitamin E in it.  

Also, if anyone has a new scar make sure to put sunscreen on it this summer.  The doctor told me that if I went outside without sunscreen (and she really recommended a hat) it could darken it a lot more. 

@mspony: Thanks!  The one thing everyone kept saying to me by the way was "Too bad the three hole punch didn't hit your head in a lightning shaped pattern!"