{"id":5636,"date":"2025-09-27T11:58:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essenzaclinics.nl\/?p=5636"},"modified":"2025-10-19T21:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T19:56:09","slug":"excess-skin-after-gastric-bypass-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essenzaclinics.nl\/en\/excess-skin-after-gastric-bypass-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Excess skin after gastric bypass surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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How do you care for scars after surgery?<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As a plastic surgeon, I get this question almost daily: “Mireille, what can I do myself to make my scars as beautiful as possible?” It’s a question I understand very well. Plastic surgery is often a step toward greater self-confidence, and the scars that remain are simply part of that. However, the way a scar looks does not depend solely on the surgery. You yourself have a huge influence on the end result, especially in the crucial recovery phase. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Understand the healing process of your scar<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A scar is nothing more than your body’s response to a deep skin wound. To close the wound, your body creates new connective tissue, consisting mainly of collagen. This is a natural process. At first, the scar is often red and swollen, but as the months pass, the scar matures and becomes paler and flatter. This maturation process can take up to two years, and it is precisely during this time that proper care makes all the difference. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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My tips for scar care<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Don’t wait to start scar care until the wound is completely healed. As soon as the scabs are off and the stitches are removed, you can start. Always consult with your surgeon to determine exactly when this time is for your particular situation. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Protect, protect, protect! <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    How do you care for scars after surgery? As a plastic surgeon, I get this question almost daily: “Mireille, what can I do myself to make my scars as beautiful as possible?” It’s a question I understand very well. Plastic surgery is often a step toward greater self-confidence, and the scars that remain are simply […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":5640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-belly"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essenzaclinics.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essenzaclinics.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essenzaclinics.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essenzaclinics.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essenzaclinics.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5636"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/essenzaclinics.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6100,"href":"https:\/\/essenzaclinics.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5636\/revisions\/6100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essenzaclinics.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essenzaclinics.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essenzaclinics.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essenzaclinics.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}