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vitamin e for keloid scars
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Sparacino answered
36 years experience Family Medicine
Remove: Surgical treatment is much more effective than vitamin e.
Dr. John Walker answered
24 years experience Plastic Surgery
Keloid Rx: The safest approach is silicone tape/gel (myscaraway, from walgreens/online), steroid/bleomycin injections immunosuppressant/chemotherapyagent) only i ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Larry Xanthopoulos answered
21 years experience Pediatrics
Will not help keloid: Keloid is very hard to treat and needs the expertise of the dermatologist. Unlikely the above treatments will fix keloid
Dr. Holly Maes answered
35 years experience Pediatrics
Safe but ineffective: While these are indeed safe to use while breastfeeding, spend the money buying a toy or cute outfit for your new baby as they will not be very effecti ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joseph Mele answered
31 years experience Plastic Surgery
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
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Otto Placik answered
33 years experience Plastic Surgery
Myth but use if help: Many of my patients swear by the benefits of vitamin e and so i generally don't dissuade them but there is very little science to support its use. It ... Read More
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Tholen answered
40 years experience Plastic Surgery
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
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Randolph Wong answered
45 years experience Plastic Surgery
Vit E and scar: Vitamin e has been effective for stopping the inflammatory trigger for fibroblast collagen production. This can be helpful to reduce the bulk of thic ... Read More
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Hardin answered
35 years experience Wound care
Helps soften: Topical vitamin e is one thing that will help soften scars and help them be less noticable.
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Randy Baker answered
39 years experience Holistic Medicine
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
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim answered
18 years experience Urgent Care
Doubtful: I think this is commonly recommended but not proven by any randomized controlled trials.
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
43 years experience Pathology
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
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