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Vitamin e for keloid scars
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Sparacinoanswered
Family Medicine 38 years experience
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 27 years experience
Keloid Rx: The safest approach is silicone tape/gel (myscaraway, from walgreens/online), steroid/bleomycin injections immunosuppressant/chemotherapyagent) only i... Read More
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joseph Meleanswered
Plastic Surgery 33 years experience
Massage is Good: The skin is a great barrier, and most oils cannot penetrate to the living cells. The massaging action of application does help. Vaseline works well to... Read More
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Tholenanswered
Plastic Surgery 42 years experience
Sure.: It's more about the massage with vitamin E oil, which can be done at bedtime or after showering for about 5 minutes. Then apply the Mederma and you ha... Read More
5.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Ramon Angel Roblesanswered
Plastic Surgery 29 years experience
Yes : As long as no irritation to the normal skin around the scar occurs , using both will be fine.
However, it does not mean that by using both the scar w... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Steven Harrisanswered
Plastic Surgery 38 years experience
Certainly, but why?: A pretty good study has shown them to be equivalently effective, so why use both? Save your money and just use the vitamin e.
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Randy Bakeranswered
Holistic Medicine 41 years experience
Possibly but...: Vitamin e cream is a common home remedy for scars but there is little evidence it works; still many people have found it helps- applying oil from natu... Read More
5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ahmad Ibrahimanswered
Urgent Care 20 years experience
Doubtful: I think this is commonly recommended but not proven by any randomized controlled trials.
4.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 45 years experience
As often as you wish: Do not expect much in the way of results. If it causes inflammation, stop using it. Even dermatologists treating acne scars can only make them less co... Read More
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Tholenanswered
Plastic Surgery 42 years experience
Massage with oil.: Oral vitamin E is not harmful (except in high doses), but massage with the vitamin E oil (or any oil) is likely more helpful than taking it orally. Ul... Read More
5.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Otto Placikanswered
Surgery - Plastics 35 years experience
Never: Vitamin ee may be a good moisturizing agent but there is very little research to show it will improve scars other than the effects of massaging it in ... Read More
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rian Maercksanswered
Plastic Surgery 19 years experience
No: Vitamin e is an antioxidant that can protect against sun and free radical damage but has no demonstrated role in modifying scarring.
5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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