Scar Treatment

What You Need To Know About Scars

Scars affect millions of people everyday as they can develop from a wide variety of circumstances including burns, surgery (including plastic surgery), cuts/abrasions, and disease.

While scarring is part of the natural healing process in that scars naturally develop to close an open wound, scar tissue is not identical to the skin it replaces due to the fact that scar tissue does not regenerate like normal skin.

While every scar will naturally diminish in size and color over time, they will never completely heal without treatment. However, finding an effective scar treatment can often be frustrating as there are so many scar treatment products on the market to choose from as well as a variety of surgical treatments available.

Effective surgical treatments for scarring include taking skin from an unaffected, healthy area of the body and grafting it to the scar area (skin graft), as well as laser resurfacing treatments. Both of these procedures are typically offered to those that suffer from substantial scarring such as from severe burns. However, most people with scars choose to use a less expensive, less abrasive, treatment method such as applying a topical scar treatment including using the scar treatment products listed below.
In order to save our readers valuable time and money, our team has compiled a detailed list of the best scar treatment products available on the market.

These products all contain ingredients which have been shown to effectively and safely diminish both the size and color of a scar. All of these products were reviewed and judged based on their ingredients, effectiveness, overall customer satisfaction as well as the manufacturer's claims.

	Product Image	Product Name	Formulated to help treat Keloid Scars	Formulated to help Diminish Surgery Scars	Formulated to help Diminish Old/ New Scars	Formulated to help reduce Burn Scars	Contains Key Silicone Based Ingredients	Learn More
1		SCARprin	Superior	Superior	Superior	Superior	Yes	Learn More
2		Dermatix Ultra	Superior	Superior	Superior	Excellent	Yes	Learn More
3		Revitol Scar Cream	Excellent	Superior	Superior	Excellent	No	Learn More
4		Talsyn- CI	Excellent	Superior	Superior	Excellent	No	Learn More
5		Zen-Med	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	No	Learn More
6		Kelo-Cote	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Yes	Learn More
7		Prefer On	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Fair	Yes	Learn More
8		Scar Esthetique	Good	Good	Excellent	Good	Yes	Learn More
9		Bio- Oil	Good	Good	Excellent	Good	No	Learn More
10		Bio Skin Repair	Good	Good	Excellent	Good	No	Learn More
11		Scar Zone	Good	Good	Good	Fair	Yes	Learn More
12		Scar Fade	Fair	Fair	Good	Fair	Yes	Learn More
13		Wound-Be-Gone	Fair	Good	Fair	Fair	No	Learn More
14		Cimeosil	Fair	Good	Good	Fair	Yes	Learn More
15		Mederma	Fair	Good	Fair	Good	No	Learn More
16		Spenco 2nd Skin	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	Yes	Learn More

Scar Cream: Scar creams can contain a variety of ingredients including silicone, onion extract and vitamins. Typically, scar creams contain a variety of skin moisturizers. While using a scar cream can help heal a scar, our staff believes that using a scar gel is a more effective option.

Scar Gel: Very similar to scar creams, scar gels can also contain a variety of ingredients but are generally silicone based. Silicone scar gels are the most effective way to help get rid of scars including burn scars, surgery scars, plastic surgery scars, and Keloid scars. Furthermore, scar gels absorb into the skin more efficiently than scar creams which is why our organization suggests purchasing a silicone scar gel over a scar cream.

Keloids: Keloid scars are part of the unique hypertrophic scar family in that they can actually grow. Unfortunately, Keloids are considered the most serious type of scar because they are the only type of scar that can literally expand beyond the boundaries of the scar area. While some may assume that the only way to get rid of a Keloid scar is through surgery, the reality is that surgically removing a Keloid scar results in the formation of another Keloid more than 50% of the time. Thankfully, there is a variety over-the-counter Keloid Scar Treatments available. Keloid scar removal using a topical scar treatment will require patience, but it is possible and suggested by a variety of plastic surgeons and skin care professionals.

Plastic Surgery Scars: Thankfully, scars that result from plastic surgery including tummy tuck scars, breast augmentation scars, and liposuction scars are generally small. Plastic surgeons will typically supply their patients with either a silicone scar gel and or silicone scar sheeting after their surgery. Our team believes that silicone scar treatments are the best option because they naturally conform to the body whereas silicone scar sheeting may lose contact with the body when it moves. This is especially true concerning scars that are on parts of the body that are constantly moving.

Scar Products: As previously stated, there are many different scar removal products to choose from to get rid of scars including those listed above in our review grid. Choosing a safe and effective scar product should be taken very seriously as the wrong choice may significantly delay the healing process. Thankfully, the best scar products are easily available through our online store and can provide scar therapy in the privacy of one's home.