There are instances in which doctors won’t perform surgery or use lasers as scar treatments. In these cases, physicians often recommend silicone scar therapy.

Topical Silicone Scar Removal Products Have Been Tested

• In a controlled study at major South Florida medical center.
• In a serious analysis by doctors in Pune, India
• Both studies found silicone in gel form reduced the size of scars for more than half of their test patients.

Why would a doctor recommend a scar removal cream over medical treatment?

• You are prone to forming serious scarring, such as keloids and hypertrophic scars.
• You have a family history of bad scarring.
• You are a person of color. Dark skin scars more noticeably.
• You can’t afford it and insurance won’t cover it.

Research also determined silicone reduces scar tenderness, stops itching, and softens scar tissue, which helps flatten a scar.