Scar Therapy

By far the most attractive outerwear for this season and any season is perfect skin. It never goes out of style. We are born with it and it is flawless. But time and sun take it toll as do life’s little traumas. So with time we end up with scars.

A single scar isn’t so bad especially if it is small or hidden but scars can also be embarrassing and bothersome. Scar formation is the result of the skins natural healing process. How your skin heals after an injury depends on several factors:

First of all the actual trauma itself i.e. whether it was an abrasion or a clean cut. Repair depends on the tension on the wound during the healing time and the depth of the injury. Your age and ethnicity also play a role. Finally how you treat the newly formed scar is the one factor that you have control of and will affect the outcome of the scar formation.

Let’s review the types of scars and then discuss how to treat them:
- The normal everyday scar: This results from the dermis being damaged or cut. It can result from an ulcerative injury, a cut, an abrasion or even inflammation alone (as in acne). These are the scars we can work with the most with topical creams. The old standby has been to treat the scars with silicone. You can use topical sheets, topical gels or silicone products. Silicone keeps a protective coat on the scar and allows the wound to heal in a moist environment.

- Keloid scars: These are the rarest of scars but the most debilitating. These are scars that extend over and above the original injury. These can often be five times as large as the original injury. They protrude outward and are more prevalent in people of color. Possible treatments include surgical excision with post excision pressure applied and frequent steroid injections. Steroid treatment alone with pressure may also prove to be of some benefit. For this condition it is best to use the silicone sheeting.

- Hypertrophic scars: These scars are often used interchangeably with the term Keloid but they are not the same. Hypertrophic scars do not extend beyond the injury at the borders. Rather they are raised and may project slightly outward but they stay within the boundaries of the scar. These are treated with steroids and pressure as well. Intralesional Steroid injections with silicone sheeting will help with this.

Keloids and hypertrophic scaring are characterized by an accumulation of excess collagen and are distinguished from each other by their appearance. Keloids grow beyond the borders of the original wound and do not tend to resolve spontaneously. Hypertrophic scars stay within the limit of the original wound and do tend to regress spontaneously. Hypertrophic scars are generally seen soon after tissue injury, whereas keloids can form as late as a year after injury. Hypertrophic scars tend to be associated with a contracture across a joint surface

Acne scars: There are many different types of acne scarring and most of these are a result more of the inflammation than the actual clogged pore. Please read more about acne scarring our acne section.

Hyperpigmented scars: These are scars that take on a darker color after they have healed. Generally a scar left untreated will eventually return to the normal color of the skin but this could take 6 months to years later. We treat these with hyperpigmentation cream. ViDerm Bleaching Cream RX  contains 4% hydroquinone, a skin lightening agent that is considered the gold standard in the treatment of hyperpigmentation. Hydroquinone prevents the overproduction of melanin from occurring, while lightening the brown spots on the skin.

Hypopigmented scars: These are scars that heal without pigment. They are a lighter color than the surrounding skin. While  a laser has been introduced called  XEmere, its results have been only temporary at returning the skin's natural pigment. The scars will not return to normal pigment if left untreated.

We offer several products for treating scars:

Scar Heal offers Scar FX Silicone Sheeting Scar Therapy. Available in several sizes and shapes to accomodate virtually any scar, this works for treating Hypertrophic and Keloid scars, scars caused by burns as well as surgical scars. Scar Fx® Silicone Scar Therapy is a medical product that can help improve the appearance of your new scars as well as being effective on older scars. Scar Fx® Scar Therapy is a non-surgical, low cost approach to making your scar tissue soft and smooth. While Scar Fx® Scar Therapy neutralizes the scar's color, it works to flatten raised scars. It is easy to use and has no reported side effects. Scar Fx® Scar Therapy is a soft, pliable, silicone formulated sheet that contours easily to any part of your body. It is applied daily over your scar and can even help reduce scar tissue pain. For optimum results use in combination with Scar Heal Scar Esthetique Crème.

Scar Esthetique® Crème is effective on treating surgical, hypertrophic, keloid, traumatic scars and burns. Scar treatment products can be placed into three categories. First, a combination of anti-oxidants and ingredients that effect the skin at the cellular level. Second, some of these products add cortisone and Vitamin E for scar reduction. Third, are the products with Onion Extract. Scar Esthetique® is the only product in the market to add all three types of scar treatment into one product.

Buy these featured Scar Therapy products:

Scar Heal Scar FX Silicone Sheeting	Scar Heal Scar Esthetique Cream $34.95