... I had a posterior approach so I hadn't weighed in on this but I may have a suggestion. My scar is 8 inches long and goes up into my hair. My primary suggested rubbing Vitamin A into the skin everyday. Just get a bottle of the gel type vitamins, stick a pin in one and squeeze out the liquid. It helped to speed the healing, lessens the redness, and softens the scar. I did this... (21 replies)

... Your neck incision is closed with a stitch under the skin. The stitches will dissolve in time and do not need to be removed. ... (6 replies)