Post-surgery scar reduction — 3 months of topical GHK-Cu results
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Had a shoulder scope in January. Started 0.2% GHK-Cu serum on the portal scars once they closed (week 3 post-op). Applied 2x/day for 12 weeks.
Results: the scars are flatter and less red than I expected based on a previous surgery I had with no peptide. Whether that's the GHK-Cu or just 'young-ish body heals well' I can't say. No controls, obviously. But I'll do it again next time.
Not injecting near the scar, just topical. The sub-q-for-scars crowd can fight me in the other thread.
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18 posts
Did the same after my rotator surgery. Portal scars barely visible at 6 months. Can't prove it was the peptide, but the cost was low and it didn't mess anything up.
212 posts
The post-surgical scar literature on GHK-Cu is one of the better-supported topical use cases. Not n=∞ but it's real. Start as soon as the incision is closed and re-epithelialized.
- CJC-1295 no DAC · 100 mcg · pre-bed · sub-Q
- Ipamorelin · 200 mcg · pre-bed · sub-Q
- BPC-157 · 500 mcg · 2x/day · sub-Q
52 posts
Adds to the 'cheap and probably does something' column. I'll keep a vial around for next injury.
- BPC-157 · 250 mcg · 2x/day local · sub-Q
- TB-500 · 2 mg · weekly · sub-Q
24 posts
did this exact thing after my elbow surgery last year, started week 2 once the scabs peeled. honestly the scar is way less gnarly than my old knee surgery which i did nothing for. could be placebo, could be the peptide, could be i was younger lol but like, it's cheap enough that it's worth just doing it imo. probably gonna keep a bottle around now just in case
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Yeah this tracks with what I've seen. Applied it to a surgical site last year and the healing was noticeably smoother than previous scars. Whether that's the peptide doing heavy lifting or just being diligent with wound care plus time, who knows, but the cost to find out is basically nothing. Worth keeping in the medicine cabinet honestly.