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Originally Posted by LisaS
so - for a new scar - is there any benefit to using those specialized OTC topical treatments (e.g. Mederma) for minimizing the scar? What about the old stand-by Vit E oil?
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No literature--that is, no peer-reviewed, double-blinded, controlled and randomized trials--support Mederma (made from onions, btw). Same w vitamin E oil.
A scar is a scar. You can decrease the redness of new scars via pulsed-dye laser (585-595 nm) treatments. Other than that, there isn't anything that will make a scar NOT a scar. Incidentally, it takes two years for the skin to complete remodeling, so...
One last aside--if it's a particularly symptomatic scar, or if it's extremely thick and painful, intralesional steroid therapy can help flatten it out.
HTH Lisa.
Tina