Question:
Silicone Sheets

Scmeone reccomended silicone sheets to help scars hea. Where can you buy these? Thanks!    — barbara A. (posted on October 19, 2002)

October 19, 2002
Hi - while I'm sure the silicone sheets work great, I prefer the mineral oil gels. I used these with my last c-section and they are great. Anyway you can read more about both (what they are and why they work) and get a list of suppliers at http://www.phudson.com/SCAR/siliconescar.html Good luck!
   — [Deactivated Member]

October 20, 2002
I lifted this from www.phudson.com/SCAR/siliconescar.html "For several years some doctors have tried to treat heavy scar with silicone sheets. It is not clear how they work but may simply be that they increase the amount of water in the scar. They seem to be effective in many hypertrophic scars and may help some keloid scars. The disadvantages include difficulty getting the material to stick to the skin and skin reactions like rashes and breakdown. For this reason it is sometimes difficult to get patients to use the material long enough to get a good result. An alternative which some patients find effective is to use sheets of mineral oil." Try www.biodermis.com for silicone sheets, and www.yestheyrefake.net for other neat stuff. Also I've heard that Arnica Montana (an herb?) can be used to relieve swelling and bruising and that compression garments are very good for healing and reducing scars.
   — Carolynn J.

October 20, 2002
I'm not sure if they work. I used them on the huge scar on my arm (not wls related of course) and although it made my skin feel better it sure did'nt help the scar's appearance.
   — Danmark