When you are going to do something, I guess you should do it big. I had 18 stitches above my eyebrow. It’s weird in that I had two cuts, right next to each other. If it didn’t happen so fast, I’d explain how I did it, but I’m a bit at a loss. It’s amazing how blood there is running through that area of your face. Luckily there really aren’t any nerves. Try it yourself… twist the skin above your eyebrow. See, other than looking like a fool, it doesn’t really do much.

After 18 stitches, there’s going to be some kind of scar. I’m going all out to try to minimize the damage. I’m making an appointment with a dermatologist today, but in the meantime I’ve been using three products:

• Mederma Cream – This used to prescription only and the one thing that my wife, a pharmacist, recommended. My research shows onion bulb extract is helpful in it. Who knew?
• ScarZone – It’s got some of the same things as Mederma, but also has dimethicone (silicone) which is known for reducing scars. It adds in 2 more sunscreens for SPF 15. No use letting the sun add any damage.
• Kelo-cote – This is a gel that forms a silicone sheet, a little like the ScarZone.

There’s some obvious overlap here. I don’t mind that as I’m willing to spend a few dollars and jump through a few extra hoops in this case. I typically switch between the Mederma and ScarZone applying every three hours during the day. At night, I use the Kelo-cote to let the silicone gel get a good 8 hours of use in. Additionally, I have some Neutrogena sunscreen, that’s 70 SPF as well as some vitamin E oil.

Yep, it’s a war and I’m unleashing all the hounds in my arsenal. Can you think of more weapons that I could use while I wait for my dermatologist appointment? Perhaps she recommends some laser surgery or Retin-A cream. We’ll see.