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Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:
I can honestly say with my hand on my heart, I'm 50, I've tried every cream available no matter how much it cost, I started moisturising when I was 12 using Nivea or Astral cream, I recently tried the Aldi £1.89 gear, I do not have one single wrinkle or laughter line, I've had 2 children and no stretch marks, I drink & smoke, therefore I've decided cheap is better, I pass for 38 or younger.

With all due respect, I think I might hate you a little bit...

mind you I didn't start moisturising til I was mid twenties... and not daily til I hit 30!

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Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
I have never even had a good look at her bio oil... was bought for her cos she moaned about her scar on her leg... she used it a couple of times and it is sitting unloved in her room.

I'm having that tomorrow!

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Originally posted by Syd:

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:
I can honestly say with my hand on my heart, I'm 50, I've tried every cream available no matter how much it cost, I started moisturising when I was 12 using Nivea or Astral cream, I recently tried the Aldi £1.89 gear, I do not have one single wrinkle or laughter line, I've had 2 children and no stretch marks, I drink & smoke, therefore I've decided cheap is better, I pass for 38 or younger.

no laughter lines? surely one little titter line

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Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
is very ragged and raised.

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Originally posted by tupps:

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Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
is very ragged and raised.

I got given a strip of silicon for that.. to prevent the scar raising.. it's like a sticky clear gelatinous thing... you put it over the scar at night and secure it.. my scar is as flat as a pancake.

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:

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Originally posted by Syd:

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:
I can honestly say with my hand on my heart, I'm 50, I've tried every cream available no matter how much it cost, I started moisturising when I was 12 using Nivea or Astral cream, I recently tried the Aldi £1.89 gear, I do not have one single wrinkle or laughter line, I've had 2 children and no stretch marks, I drink & smoke, therefore I've decided cheap is better, I pass for 38 or younger.

no laughter lines? surely one little titter line

My husband calls me a freak of nature, face of an Angel, Body like a 16 year old.

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Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
at Costco... if I go down there... I am gonna be looking for you!

her scar is old.... is ermm.. 8 years old.

(she got pushed onto a rusty pipe when she was 8... had to have twenty odd stiches on the front of her shin)

I will talk to her about using the oil, cos its not so much that she's embarrassed about how the scar looks... its that its inconvenient.

She can't shave her legs... she uses veet... and not on the scar area.... is very ragged and raised.

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Originally posted by Deegs:
Night lay-deess x

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:
Honestly Ditty, Bio oil works on old scars, I have a 40 year burn, 200ml bio oil in Costco £10.00, you will easily recognize me there, they love me, Long Ruby red hair, trolley full of crap, usually with an electric plug attached.

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Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
She got butchered in A&E... was before I worked for NHS, or I would have known they were not treating her right.

They wound scrubbed her on a local anaesthetic... then held her down as they did layered stitching. I now know she should have been treated by specialist paediatric team... and under a general.

I am grateful she never needed a graft, and that it coped with her growing.

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Originally posted by Syd:
Who buys stuff just for the free gifts?

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Originally posted by tupps:

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Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
She got butchered in A&E... was before I worked for NHS, or I would have known they were not treating her right.

They wound scrubbed her on a local anaesthetic... then held her down as they did layered stitching. I now know she should have been treated by specialist paediatric team... and under a general.

I am grateful she never needed a graft, and that it coped with her growing.

poor thing..

Have to say when I was taken in the first doctor in A&E was just having me sit and wait for triage.. when he came back after I had the xray I said to him errr you do know you can see right to the bone don't you.. so he finally had a bliddy proper look, got the Registrar or whatever and he said oh no this has to be referred to Plastics & Reconstructive.. I'm like 'no sheeeit sherlock'. So I'm not surprised.

Is there any point maybe in getting her referred for a consultation to see if Plastics can do anything? What is it they call it, scar re-something or other..

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:

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Originally posted by Syd:

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:
I can honestly say with my hand on my heart, I'm 50, I've tried every cream available no matter how much it cost, I started moisturising when I was 12 using Nivea or Astral cream, I recently tried the Aldi £1.89 gear, I do not have one single wrinkle or laughter line, I've had 2 children and no stretch marks, I drink & smoke, therefore I've decided cheap is better, I pass for 38 or younger.

no laughter lines? surely one little titter line

My husband calls me a freak of nature, face of an Angel, Body like a 16 year old.

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Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:

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Originally posted by Syd:
Who buys stuff just for the free gifts?

Not for the freebies etc. but always try and buy when they've got freebies on offer- I've got more clarins, lancome, estee lauder etc.make-up bags and toilet bags than you can shake a stick at!

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Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:

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Originally posted by Syd:

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:
I can honestly say with my hand on my heart, I'm 50, I've tried every cream available no matter how much it cost, I started moisturising when I was 12 using Nivea or Astral cream, I recently tried the Aldi £1.89 gear, I do not have one single wrinkle or laughter line, I've had 2 children and no stretch marks, I drink & smoke, therefore I've decided cheap is better, I pass for 38 or younger.

no laughter lines? surely one little titter line

My husband calls me a freak of nature, face of an Angel, Body like a 16 year old.

I definitely hate you LOL!

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Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:

Probably could. There is an excellent burns unit/plastics dept at Chelmsford.

Thing is... I doubt she would agree to it. The whole experience left her terrified of hospitals. If the scar bothered her on a day to day basis... I would look into it. But it doesn't seem to anymore... and it justifies her getting veet for her legs!

She's way more concerned about the size of her bum, than her leg.

I may talk to her about using the bio oil properly and see what happens, and how she feels about it.

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:
I have excellent internal muscles as well, but I put that down to constant headaches

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Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
I have a 15cm scar down my left forearm (but I have to twist it to see it myself)

It was horrid at first... very angry and red and raised... but its def faded over time.

I can't say it bothers me... but then nobody has ever said anything. I think if someone pointed and went "errr" or something then it would bother me.

Its always good to have a scar at dinner parties... especially if its one you don't have to pull any clothing up or down to show it off!

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Originally posted by tupps:
I was going to bed over an hour ago..

Night peeps..

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Originally posted by tupps:
I was going to bed over an hour ago..

Night peeps..

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Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:

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Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
I have a 15cm scar down my left forearm (but I have to twist it to see it myself)

It was horrid at first... very angry and red and raised... but its def faded over time.

I can't say it bothers me... but then nobody has ever said anything. I think if someone pointed and went "errr" or something then it would bother me.

Its always good to have a scar at dinner parties... especially if its one you don't have to pull any clothing up or down to show it off!

My sister had a hideous one when she smashed her elbow to smithereens- was really self conscious about it and didn't want to wear sleeveless tops..We convinced her, on hol in Cornwall, that no-one would notice, so she went out with a strappy top- cue 5 mins later a drunk shouted "Oi you with the f'kin great scar on your arm" !!!

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:

Some people should wear a muzzle, I have a very bad burn on my back, I wouldn't go swimming for years, then I thought, *uck it, I can't see it, you can, you deal with it.

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Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
Bloody hell Soops!!

See I don't feel that it makes me look any less attractive... its just a line down my arm.

It was a bit gory to begin with red... with the staple marks an all... but... its not like its on my face... or it changed the shape of my arm or anything.

My mum is the same.. she had a plate put in her collar bone and has a small scar on her shoulder... so won't wear strappy tops... I don't really understand why.

If anything I kinda think they are to be worn with a bit of pride.

But for that bloke to shout that at your sister... when she was feeling vunerable about it... a) what an arse!, b) sods law!

How is the scar now then... is she still hiding it?

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Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:

Some people should wear a muzzle, I have a very bad burn on my back, I wouldn't go swimming for years, then I thought, *uck it, I can't see it, you can, you deal with it.

Aw... but you sound such a babe though! So, has the bio oil reduced the scar on your back?

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:

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Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:

Some people should wear a muzzle, I have a very bad burn on my back, I wouldn't go swimming for years, then I thought, *uck it, I can't see it, you can, you deal with it.

Aw... but you sound such a babe though! So, has the bio oil reduced the scar on your back?

I think it has, I fell into an open fire wearing a nylon bridesmaid dress ( I didn't fall I was pushed by my younger brother) I spent 9 month's in Great Ormond Street Hospital, had 40% burns and extensive skin grafts, would I change anything, capital 'No' my brother was ill and still is, I love him to bits & he loves me, the only thing I would have prevented is how he suffers now through guilt.

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:

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Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:

Some people should wear a muzzle, I have a very bad burn on my back, I wouldn't go swimming for years, then I thought, *uck it, I can't see it, you can, you deal with it.

Aw... but you sound such a babe though! So, has the bio oil reduced the scar on your back?

I think it has, I fell into an open fire wearing a nylon bridesmaid dress ( I didn't fall I was pushed by my younger brother) I spent 9 month's in Great Ormond Street Hospital, had 40% burns and extensive skin grafts, would I change anything, capital 'No' my brother was ill and still is, I love him to bits & he loves me, the only thing I would have prevented is how he suffers now through guilt.

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:

I think it has, I fell into an open fire wearing a nylon bridesmaid dress ( I didn't fall I was pushed by my younger brother) I spent 9 month's in Great Ormond Street Hospital, had 40% burns and extensive skin grafts, would I change anything, capital 'No' my brother was ill and still is, I love him to bits & he loves me, the only thing I would have prevented is how he suffers now through guilt.

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Originally posted by Syd:
I have psoriasis on my elbows....my granddchildren have both stopped, looked, faces full of concern and wonder and pointed and touched and looked me in the eye and said "whats that Nanny"...I have replied "Nanny's sore arms" and they have never asked since...