Mederma and scar fading.

Forget what the recruiter said, if the doc gives you clearance then your entry probably won't be delayed (although it's still possible). If the doc said you got it at MEPS then report it. If it gives you trouble later through some related issue (ie tendonitis, etc.) and it's not documented then the VA won't recognize it as service connected and compensate for it once you're finished with your service. Not reporting it now could put you in for a much bigger fight later and given that you'll likely never see your recruiter again, it's not worth helping them meet their recruitment goals.

As for the scar, each one is different and some never go away. It's really hard to tell.

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cover a scar.. are you kiddin.. it's a badge of honor

I had knee surgery on 07/10 tore the quad from the patella tendon(right knee)..nice nasty scar runs about 8" or so ..what's worse..they didn't align the tat lines so I got to get that fixed (not kidding)
but in reality I'm just glad it's fixed and I can walk..don't really care about the scar which over time has lightened some .

Mederma can help reduce a scar, but of course everyone is different. It says it works better on newer scars than on older ones. It faded a scar on my husband's arm quite a bit. He didn't use it as directed either, just barely remembered to put it on a few times here and there.

I have lots of scars. Some from surgeries (from infections, most self inflicted) and some just self inflicted scars. My step-dad is a plastic surgeon and he says I scar well. (meaning my scars are lighter than my skin and not particularly raised). So, in my case, scar diminishing treatments would likely do nothing. He does say they do help in cases of scars that are a) darker than the rest of your skin and b)raised. But, it takes a long time, (several months), and it is never certain how well the treatment will work. The treatment is best for small scars--areas of large scarring etc. are often treated surgically--cut out the large scar and replace it with a smaller one type deal, after stretching the skin with balloons underneath. However, rubbing the scar with pure vitamin E oil (pop a vitamin E pill), will probably work just as well as any expensive ointment that claims to be specific to scar healing. (He's not a fan of them, at any rate).

Emily

I also have scars on my leg, and I understand it really look so ugly and bad, for removing it or for lighter I use Trilastin cream, I bought this cream from TriLASTIN Coupons at Reecoupons, I am also using this cream first time and really within 3 months I really get a good result, I suggest you once use this at least three months hope you will also get a good result.