Procedure guide
Reconstruction can involve breast, drain and sometimes abdominal scars. Silagen’s “Heal With Confidence” guide maps each pattern in four plain steps.
Around 2–3 weeks post-op in this guide, with the incision closed and no scabs, after your surgeon agrees.
The guide suggests wearing a strip 10–16 hours a day for 12 weeks.
Wash skin daily and strips every few days; replace a strip when it no longer sticks.
Never use on open wounds. Stop and call your team if irritation occurs.
Source: Heal With Confidence post-mastectomy guide — Silagen × LBBC edition
Where: Straight or curved scar
Formats to ask about: 2″ × 8″ strips for longer scars; 1″ × 3″ or 1″ × 6″ for shorter; Pure gel if preferred.
Where: Scar in the crease under the breast or under the areola
Formats to ask about: 1″ × 6″ strips along the crease, or 2″ × 8″ if longer; 1″ × 3″ for small incisions or drain scars; Pure gel if preferred.
Where: Oval breast scar plus a hip-to-hip abdominal scar
Formats to ask about: Breast: 1″ × 6″ strips. Abdomen: 2″ × 18″ or 2″ × 24″ strip; BellaButton Shaper for the belly-button scar; Pure gel if preferred.
Source: Heal With Confidence post-mastectomy guide — Silagen × LBBC edition
Two branded editions of the same Silagen guide. Each is attributed to its publishers below.
Silagen × Living Beyond Breast Cancer · PDF · 1 pages · 3.0 MB
A four-step guide and incision map for mastectomy, lumpectomy, implant and flap reconstruction scars.
Co-branded guide published by Silagen and Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC).
Open the guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Silagen × RUSH · PDF · 1 pages · 3.0 MB
The same four-step mastectomy and reconstruction guide in its RUSH-branded edition.
Co-branded guide published by Silagen and RUSH.
Open the guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Skin that has had radiation can be more fragile. Ask your radiation and surgical teams before using any adhesive or topical product on it.
Drain openings close later. The guide suggests 1″ × 3″ strips for drain scars once closed.
Breast and abdominal scars may be ready at different times. Treat each only when cleared.
10–16 hours a day for 12 weeks. Your care team may advise differently.
Source: Heal With Confidence post-mastectomy guide — Silagen × LBBC edition
The guide lists Silagen Pure Silicone gel as an option for each pattern if preferred.
Source: Heal With Confidence post-mastectomy guide — Silagen × LBBC edition
It does not address radiation specifically. Ask your radiation and surgical teams.
Get help with your recovery
Your surgeon’s instructions come first. A TRC Care Planner can help you organize questions for your surgical team and recovery arrangements.
Educational information from manufacturer materials, not medical advice. Silagen® is a trademark of Newmedical Technology, Inc. Follow your surgeon’s instructions.