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Doctor insights on: Mederma Medication

Mederma: Healthtap Doctors are asked not to endorse specific brands or product lines. ...Read more

⬇Inflammation: Mederma is made from onion extracts. It has been shown to have an antibacterial effect and an antiinflammatory effect. If you decrease the inflammation, you will have less scarring. It also has aloe which will soften the scar. ...Read more

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It depends.: It depends on application area. More importantly, note that mederma and the majority of topical treatment for scars have been shown to have no improvement on normal wound healing, (but it won't hurt.) vitamin e and massage have some very week evidence of benefit. Protection from the sun is the thing that has shown the most benefit- use and reapply good sunblock during the first year of healing. ...Read more

Scar treatment: Mederma is an over-the-counter topical scar cream. ...Read more

Scar treatment: Scar creams are anecdotally successful & may work early on-silicone based creams or sheets probably work best. If you don't see improvement by 2 months it likely won't change the scar, although scars continue to improve & soften for up to a year. Most treatment to improve the appearance of scars like this use special technology to remodel the skin such as fractional laser treatments. ...Read more

Depends: It depends on why you are using mederma. Today we have many options to treat scars. And the best treatment is usually when customized to fit the cause. As an example, a dark scar is treated differently than a thick scar. Among the most effective, but costly, treatment options are lasers. ...Read more

Should be...: Good for about a year.

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Not usually: Mederma will not provide much help in remodeling chickenpox scars. ...Read more

Can improve scars: But not for routine skin care

Not a fan of Mederma: I do not recommend Mederma as I have not seen the benefits of treatment. It needs to be applied 4 times a day which is not practical for the typical individual. Furthermore the true science is lacking. ...Read more

Rare: I have never seen that happen nor have I heard of anyone reporting flaking with mederma. ...Read more

Try Retin-A: Actually, there is some data that use of Retin-A cream on the stretch marks can result in mild improvements. ...Read more

Not a scar: Mederma is proposed for scar improvement. A dermatofibroma is a benign tumor which originates in the deeper layer of the skin, the dermis and extends upwards. Nothing short of surgery will remove a dermatofibroma. ...Read more

RUB IN WELL: In order for Mederma or other scar therapy creams to work you have to actually rub it in really well to help smooth out the scar. Make sure that the area that you are applying it to is clean and dry. ...Read more

Essentially, none: Except lightening of your wallet. Mederma may be helpful in reducing the redness and visibility of scars that have not yet fully matured. If you are having irritation or redness, stop using the product. ...Read more

Scarzone/ mederma: Healthtap Doctors are asked not to endorse specific brands or product lines. ...Read more

Silicone Scar Rx: Any preparation which contains medical grade silicone that remains stuck on the scar for a prolonged period of time will improve the scar's appearance. Unknown mechanism. ...Read more

Mederma: Yes unless you are allergic to onion. In fact it has proven to be effective for stretch marks. ...Read more

It is made from: Onion skin and can thin out the thicker scars, but as a dermatologist I don't feel it really lightens the color of scars ...Read more

No: Mederma and the majority of topical treatment for scars have been shown to have no improvement on normal wound healing, (but it won't hurt.) vitamin e and massage have some very week evidence of benefit. Protection from the sun is the thing that has shown the most benefit- use and reapply good sunblock during the first year of healing. ...Read more

Mederma and prenancy: Over the counter topicals should pose no threat to your pregnancy and is safe to use. ...Read more

Yes: There is no problem.

I doubt it: Mederma can be effective in improving the appearance of scars. I am not aware of any positive effect on non-scar tissue. ...Read more

Mederma: Healthtap Doctors are asked not to endorse specific brands or product lines. ...Read more

Mederma: Healthtap Doctors are asked not to endorse specific brands or product lines. ...Read more

Yes, heal & treat: Wounds need to be healed prior to using scar care creams like mederma. Superficial to mid-dermal burn wounds will usually heal within 2-3 weeks if the wound does not get infected. Infection can make the injury deeper. These wounds will heal with little or minimal scarring if the scar is protected form picking up pigment by exposure to uva/uvb. Deeper burns require specialist care including surgery. ...Read more

No definite timeline: Stretch marks, or striae distensae, behave like scars in that they are the result of skin expansion that stretches the skin leading to skin injury with a thin, atrophic scar. Scars creams, like mederma, may help with some of the discoloration, especially if used for three to four months. Generally, discoloration should improve anyway as the stretch mark matures and lasers may help down the road. ...Read more

Never: A 7 year old scar is what you're going have permanently. There is nothing available that can remove scars. Mederma can minimize scarring, but will never completely erase a scar. ...Read more