new treatment to reduce scars???

There was a story on tv about this and I missed the beginning, so I didn't catch the name of the product.  I think they said it was either in or going to clinical trials.  The results were amazing.  Did anyone catch this? 

Thanx, Jenny

I think I might have seen part of it....it's a new kind of clear bandage that reduces pressure on the incision.  They mentioned it being FDA approved by the spring, I think. 

I didn't catch the name of it, either.

Yeah, I wish I would have got the name.  The way those scars looked was amazing!!!  I tried to google it.  No luck....

I've read about a transparent film that is called Opsite, but it is already available for purchase.

This is an interesting article on scar treatments.  Last year I  had Mohs surgery on my nose; an inch long scar.  The surgeon recommended to keep it moist with Vaseline until healed.  I have a pencil thin fine white line of a scar.  It is not obvious even without makeup, so I was very pleased.  I also massaged it with Vaseline and Vit E oil after it healed, but I've never had a reaction to Vit E products. 

www.fitnessmagazine.com/beauty/skin-care/clear/best-scar-tre atments/

Thanks, Kathy.  I've heard of vaseline a and Vit E oil being good.  I'm glad your nose has healed so well.  Probably good blood supply in the nose, too.

Only X  more days till football.   Hope Peyton is recovering well....

-Jenny

Scar formation is a natural process of the body as it heals.  Many factors influence scar formation, the most important of which is your genetics.

Other factors are location of the incision, nutritional status, tension on the wound, infection, and reaction to suture materials.
 
Very little can be done to influence the appearance of a scar once it has formed except wait for many months or even years. For this reason there are hundreds of products and remedies for scar treatment...none of which work. If there was one that worked, it would be a blockbuster product !

Complex conditions like scars and obesity, which have no easy or simple remedy are prime marketing targets for "miracle in a bottle" solutions. Count on an endless cycle of "new" therapies to cycle through too.

What can be done to deal with scars is optimizing nutrition, careful surgical technique, a sealant to prevent infection in the first few days postop, selection of suture material that is not too reactive in the patients body, and establishing realistic expectations *i.e. scar is a trade for improved shape).

Topical silicone gel sheetting may help with thickened scars along with massage, and hydroquinone or laser may help with darkened scars. Those are about the only "after the fact" treatments I have seen any response to.

Thanks Dr L! That's about the same answer I got from my PS.

I had asked if I should be doing anything for my pending scars now or if I should look at creams (Maderma, etc) for down the road, and he said I shouldn't need them. That they were just marketing ploys. If I just kept the areas clean and moisturized with regular body lotion during the healing process - they would be fine.

It's still early (17 day post-op), but so far he is right! They are healing beautifully and some areas have already almost disappeared!