Mederma Skin Care for Scars, 1.76 oz (50 g)
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Mederma Skin Care for Scars, 1.76 oz (50 g) Details
Manufacturer: MedermaBrand: Mederma
Release Date: 2006-01-24
Model: 30472
Product features:
- #1 doctor- and pharmacist-recommended product for scars
- Softens, smoothes, and reduces the appearance of scars
- Effective on both old and new scars resulting from surgery, injury, burns, acne, and stretch marks
- Greaseless topical gel
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Customer Reviews of Mederma Skin Care for Scars, 1.76 oz (50 g)
Customer Review: Works on new somewhat serious burns, PATIENCE is required
Summary: 4 Stars
BOTTOM LINE - the product works with MULTIPLE DAILY applications and it takes MONTHS for the results to show, much longer than what the Mederma manufacturer states (It will probably be well over a year by the time my scars fully resolve - but that's better than having the scars, right?). For more details on my experience..read on.
I sustained burns on my legs, one of which was quite deep and infected, it required heavy duty oral antibiotics (Augmentin) for weeks to heal. For context, I have an olive skin complexion.
The worst burn initially healed with a jelly-like puckered up texture - nothing like regular skin, purplish in color. The original size of that burn was about the size of nickel, with the most "jelly" in the middle and less raised in the edges. The burn is now about half the size of a dime, what is left is still quite ugly but changing. I've been conscientiously applying Mederma TWICE (2x) per day - morning and night - and I rub it in when I apply it. I've been doing this now for NINE (9) months, so the process is not a fast one, but it IS working (and I've witnessed the slow contraction of the scar over the months). I do not believe that the skin would have healed like this on its own. Upon reading about burn scars, the type of scar I described can be dealt with by surgically removing the weird skin and sawing up the skin around it (read expensive cosmetic procedure, and you're still left with the scar from bringing the skin together).
The next to worse burns are two other scars which healed with indentations and very dark pigmentation. Those two scars no longer have indentations, that is to say the skin has "filled in". I also think the dark pigmentation is starting to get lighter, but as I obsessively look at the scars daily that sort of progress is hard to gage.
Why not 5 stars? The downside - the Mederma product instruction/claims are of a much shorter duration in recovery than experienced by me. Nine months (and ongoing) is NOT the 8 weeks promised for new scars, it's not even the 6 months promised for old scars!! Note that the manufacturer's instructions recommend applying Mederma 3-4x/day and for practical reasons I apply the Mederma only 2Xs per day; so there's the possibility that I would have healed faster had I used it that often? Another possibility is that the manufacturer meant for the scarring that takes 6 months to heal to be more benign than whatever degree burns I sustained.
Another negative observation is that I can still see some of the burns that were very superficial - they healed like regular scars and I still have much darker skin in that area (note that I apply the Mederma with the same schedule/intensity as I apply it to the serious burn scars). As I mentioned before I'm olive skinned, so perhaps people with lighter pigments will experience a faster fading of their scar.
A conclusion I draw from my experience is that perhaps Mederma will give painfully slow results to those seeking to lighten minor scars? As I have a lot of product I will continue to apply.
Description of Mederma Skin Care for Scars, 1.76 oz (50 g)
Formulated with Cepalin Botanical Extract. From the leader in scar management. No. 1 doctor & pharmacist recommended product for scars. Greaseless gel. Pleasant smelling. Easy to use. For old and new scars resulting from: surgery, injury, burns, acne, stretch marks. Helps old and new scars appear softer and smoother. Made in Germany.Face Treatments
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