Tips for Treating Scars
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ค. 2024
- You want to make your scar heal as well as possible? This video how to make your scar heal. Watch Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Matthew Schulman, describe the two easiest things you can do to treat your scars: sunscreen and silicone-based products. This information will help all types of scars, even if not from plastic surgery.#scar #fadescars #plasticsurgery #drschulman
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Hello Dr. schulman,
You did a procedure for me 10 years ago. The results were amazing. 5 yrs later I was watching TV and saw you were named NY's top plastic surgeon😊
Silicone strips are the best. They are waterproof and lasts for up to 2 weeks. I used on a hysterectomy scar and the line became white and blended into my skin color...making it almost invisible! Something to beware of is, you want to make sure you are fully healed on exterior skin otherwise silicone can actually be counter productive.
Can it work for old scars?
How long did it take before it faded away?
Bro I don't reuse my sheets. I once kept them on for 2 days and when I removed them, they smelled alot.
name of silicone sheets that you used please 😢?
@Sbeth85 depending on your skin type, and color...lighter skin heals best. A couple of months to a year.
Thank You Doctor, for being straight forward, not just trying to sell something. Very informative.
Dr. Schumann, I wish I would have found your video a couple of weeks ago, it's extremely helpful!
I do realize that no one can predict the formation of keloid scarring, but I do wish that my doctor had told me or educated me about sunscreen and silicone
Don’t worry you are okay. Sun screen and silicone gel have cancer derivatives in them((((((((((
Exactly!!!! I am so mad right now seeing that i wasn't told to use it to help prevent any keloids or scarring 😢
@@ellaenrique3783 it’s ok…sometimes your body will make keloid no matter what you do… you should ask your doctor if he can excise(remove) them… good luck!!!.. I hope it works out for you!❤❤
@@carolyntemplin488 i actually got yhe silicone sheets and it looks like it is helping...i wear the silicone sheet 20 hours a day....and tape it with skin freindly tape to hold it in place all day...:)
Keloid scars are usually a result of having a lot of collagen in your body. Revisions of keloid scars usually result in worse keloid scarring.
Your awesome informative from
The hart says a lot about how great you must personally be as well as love what you do. TY and keep up the great job.
Here I am after 4 months of surgery
I’m so bummed I wasn’t educated about this and never thought once about scarring
I’m going to try this trick I hope I can help my scar wish me luck
This was very helpful.
One of the best informative video i´ve ever seen thank you so much for sharing with us your knowledge
thank you. I hope it helped
Thank you so much Dr. jfinally the information I have been looking for. :)
You are amazing straight to point...
Didn’t think of the sunscreen thing. Mine is on my back. Gonna apply some now thanks!
Thank you so much! You have helped me more then you can imagine
Happy to help!
Thanks You!! Would’ve been great if someone would’ve told me this 20 yrs ago!!
I just had a breast lift on Monday. You literally are a lifesaver. Thank you for your information.
It's always surprising how many surgeons don't review this information with their patients before surgery.
Yeah it does help I had mine for the second time in March had to have a second one because the first one bust wide open and left horrible scars plus I get hypertrophic scarring even with the silicone but it definitely helps
Hi Doctor , thank for this informative episode ! Can I use some other silicone gel and tape brads from Amazon , it’s cheaper for me 😊is it better if the brand more expensive ?
At 1 yr i tried castor oil n keloids were super flat after only 2 days!!! 3-4 drops in my belly button n a little on actual scar. Brand i used was Pur d' or and its organic 100% pure n cold pressed. Good luck! Scar barely there & no raised areas!
It's not keloids. It's a hypertrophic scar. Keloids look like cauliflower and keep growing don't say keloid.
I kept my back scar out of direct sun for 2 summers and it was worth it. Wore a t-shirt at the beach. Now my scar is the exact color of my skin and much narrower.
Wow....I had kelloids but it seems to be back.
Great unbiased information. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, Doctor.
Thank you for the information I will apply it during my treatment after surgery. Thank you.
I am glad it was helpful and good luck to you.
Excellent information
Dr Thank you for this detailed video I wanted to ask you does mebo scar contains silicone gel ?
Thank you for the video Doc I’m getting a tummy tuck and maybe a breast lift on May 2023
And this is a informative video I will be buying some
Do you have a brand for the silicone that you recommend?
OMG 100% true I got burnt by an exhaust pipe from a moto my Dr asked me to use only two things hydrocortisoneol and sunscreen I can't believe I don't have any scar I watch where I got burnt and there is no scar at all, after healing🎉 the sunscreen you have to use is the one that leaves a white cast❤❤❤ that is what the Dr told me am happy I listen to him
Thank you soo much. This really helped. I never knew that the sun can still affect scars through clothes!
Happy to help!
Thank you for a great video ! It was very educational. I am going on vacation , and didn’t realize I should use sun screen under my clothes !
Yes! the ultraviolet rays will penetrate your clothing also.
Makes more sense to stick with the silicone and wear upf 50+ clothing over it. (Or just a diy upf bandage)
Even if you don't have upf rated clothes, you can hold your clothes up to the sun to see how much light it lets through. Usually natural fabrics (cotton, linen) perform worse, and less breathable, tightly woven synthetics perform better. Darker colours perform a lot better than lighter colours. Basically you have to go against your intuition of what you'd want to wear in the summer heat.
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Good information thank you 🙏🏾
Glad it was helpful!
What about deep tissue scar. I'm at 6 month post op. I had a series of lymphatic massages by a pro early on. I have been using a massage roller that vibrates for months now. It looks better, but I still have a slight dent to my inner knee. Can thus still improve over time. These are the things my surgeon asked me to do. I have my 6 month post op coming up in a few weeks. Worried, I'm stuck with this. It's not horrible, but it doesn't look right either.
Thank you for great info!! Love EltaMD sunscreen!
It is great because scars are sensitive and need a sunscreen designed for sensitive skin.
wish I had heard this after double mastectomy. I ended up with keloid all along the scar on one breast, the other had been treated with radiation and had no keloid. I was using the silicone patches before I decided to get steroid injections. Now that the keloid is flattened, will the silicone help more with appearance?
👍 thanks so much!
Very Impressive and useful information as well with the microneedling process that contains Hyalouronic acid and DMS after care creams
Very interesting. A big thanks Doc
Glad you enjoyed it
I wonder why my surgeon didn’t recommend this for me? My auntie did send me this and I got the sheets! What about the scar creams?? How wound you implement all these combinations
Great info. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Good info.
How about putting the silicone strips and then putting spf ontop of the strip?
I had revision rhinoplasty a year ago and the scars are still visible. Are these techniques still effective?
I’m so glad I watched this. The injections info’ for keloid scars was particularly helpful. Our doctors’ offices (not in the USA) don’t stock silicone gels :( Any recommendations for which products U.K. followers could use would be welcome.
What about looking into buying it online like from Amazon etc.
my doc told me about the gel, however, never mention the sunscreen
What should be the process of applying the silicon and sunscreen? Which one goes first. And should I use my cleanser and moisturizer with them too?
What's your advice on keloid compression therapy? Does it flatten the scar? How much compression is enough?
Thanks doc! So it's Silicone first then sunscreen?
Dr Schumann, thanks again for the great info!… I had breast reduction surgery here in my hometown in Pennsylvania June 2021 and unfortunately my doctor never told me about sunscreen or silicone… So now I have thick keloid scarring underneath the breasts and he is going to do scar revision surgery end of this month, now that I know about sunscreen and silicone, I will be sure to utilize them after this surgery! Thank you so much again!
Hi Carolyn, I've had experienced hypertrophic scar as well from a breast augmentation and now I'm removing my implants and gonna have a lift . How did your scar heald after the correction? I've always needed steroids before to stop my scar from spreading and for itching. I'm just hoping that now it's gonna heal perfectly fine by taking better care of it since the beginning. Much appreciated informing videos like this one. Much Thanks Dr. !!!
@@agcsful Hi Ada!... after my surgeon removed that scar keloid tissue under my breasts, they healed beautifully with no reoccurence of keloid...Since the surgery was Oct 28 I still have red scar but turning pink now, I only moisturized as per his instruction and have not had to use silicone ... Im good now! .. I wish you the best!!
@Carolyn Templin ohhh that's so beautiful to hear ! I'm happy for you and thank you for responding and for your wishes. God bless you 🌷♥️🙏
@@agcsful you are welcome!! Thank you! Good luck!!
I know I am late to this post, I got a Breast Aug back in 2019 and was left with raised scars. I started using silicone sheets in 2022 and the scars are almost fully diminished now in 2023. So I wouldn't necessarily say it's too late to start silicone sheets.
What do I do for deep old surgical incision on my nose from septoplasty? I doubt silicone gel would help.
I had a mohs procedure on my face to remove skin cancer, a month ago. I’m finding the tape to work well! I use it at night. The silicone gel is sticky and I don’t like it as well.
good silicone gel should not be sticky. If yours is, either you are not using a 100% medical grade silicone OR you are applying too much. Put a very small amount and it will dry. You can use the link in the description if you need a good gel.
I’m two month post total thyroidectomy can I put sunscreen over the silicone gel sheets?
Hi! I just got my stitches removed. I plan on having my laser whitening on my face where the stitches was healed. Is it ok
Can this silicone product be used on eyelid after upper Bleth? If not,, what product do you suggest?
Is silicone sheets effective for 6-7 months old keloids?
I had breast augmentation yrs ago. I developed thick raised keloid scars. Dr told me some people do some people don’t. After many complications hematomas, infections, capsules, rock hard breasts, switched to saline- one ruptured! Sick of the whole thing!Had them 0:10 removed. 5 yrs later, lots of research, went to a new dr. He did a lift, textured implants, silicone inside, I told him how much I hated the scars I had. He looked at them+ said he would remove them+ I would have no scars. I thought he was exaggerating a little. Had 275cc in left breast 250cc in right. Never had one problem. Breasts look+ feel like normal breasts. No one can tell. And- I have NO scars! Zero! I was( am) elated! I would advise the implants that have silicone, inside a textured bag. No hardening. Flexible, can’t feel anything different than my own natural breast tissue. I had the surgery in part due to one breast being a “ C” cup+ the other being an “A” cup. I’ve seen great looking implants on Trans mtf+ I’ve seen terrible. Choose your surgeon carefully!! 😊
How much were you charged?
Who was your surgeon? I had a lift 6 weeks ago, and the scars are not fading. My surgeon reduced me too much. I want a great Surgeon to put implants in and remove the current scars. Can you please send your surgeons info, location and cost?
@@jerianderson3003 over the years I referred quite a few women. However- my surgeon retired about 15 yrs ago. So- unfortunately I can’t give you the info since he is no longer working.
Your surgeon is definitely the most important part of the equation! All of those complications can be linked to him. Leading cause of capsular contracture is when the operation isn’t 100% sterile. Same with infectious afterwards and definitely scar formation as well!
Unfortunately these things CAN be linked to other things as well so we’d have a hard time providing they were at fault but …when it all of those things happen at the same time…pretty safe to say that your original surgeon didn’t know what he was doing.
I’m glad you finally found a good one and got what you wanted though! 😊
@@supernova11711 thx for your comment. Yes, I went thru so much it’s amazing I came out of each complication in one piece. If I had it to do all over again- I would not. My body(+ my mind!) took a lot of stress. Have a great week🤗
Scarring is the most beautiful thing a person can wear on their body.
I feel so bad that people want to get rid of their history.
Meanwhile they get piercings and full body tattoos.
It's so sad.
nothing can ever make scars disappear. Some people just want to minimize it. Also, prominent scars are often itchy and painful.
Scar is ugly and many people are feeling insecure and wanna get rid of them. Wither with scar revision method or this video.
My scars are 17 years old of a dog bite,1 doctor contratubex gel for 3 months then co2 laser,should apply silicon gel too before or after laser?
What about Scar Revision surgery? I have 4 keloids or hypertrophic scars on my stomach from fibroid surgery two years ago. I Did steroid injections over the fall and been doing silicon everyday. Scars are still there and I hate them. They are much flatter but I still hate them and am self conscious in swimsuit. One of the scars is 4 inches. :(. The other 3 are smaller. I don’t understand why the surgeon didn’t make a bigger deal out of these scars especially when he could have gone through my C-section scar. Is Scar Revision a good option?
Is garlic gel good for indent cut on bridge of nose ?
Can the sillocone sheet and gel used together?
Does anyone have advice for the scar after rhinoplasty?
Vaseline jelly is ok for scars.?
I have scars from myoma just 5 months now from my operation ..What I gonna do? Thanks for advice💕🌺
Thank you Dr for this great info,my scar is a month old,pls can you mention the name of a good silicon gel to buy?Thank you
There is a link to a 100% silicone scar gel in the description
Can you apply spf over the silicone sheet instead of on the skin? Would it work to block uv the same way?
Nice vedeo informative
Thank yoh for the helpful information! What if clothes/swimwear have SPF? Is it still necessary to apply sunscreen to the scar?
yes! any spf in clothing or swimwear is not as protective as they would want you to believe.
The sheet can we used top of sillicone ge?
Can silicone and sunscreen be used at the same time or same day
Hello, can I use retinol one day per week on a scar?
what if I'm wearing a silicone patch? do I get the protection from UV rays?
Thanxalot Dr
Do you put the sunscreen on first or the silicone gel on first??
Thanks doc for great info! I have scars 6 months post-robotic myomectomy on abdomen. Kindly tell me if this works for me too at this time or do i have to opt for surgical procedures like lasers?
It is always better to start early, but even at 6 months you should get improvement.
I took my nose ring out years ago and developed a bump
Can a steroid injection get rid of this? Is it a keloid etc.
Hi sir ..met with accident 4 weeks back with bad facial injury .suture removed..am using contratubex for 3 times a day, silicon sheet and sunscreen. Initially scar was red,then it turned pink , now it's turned black colour. It's 4 week now. Please advise
Helpful information i have big scar on my stomach bcz off gun shot so ❤
Where can I get this service here in UAE, I want remove my two childhood scars
Doctor, if i get out I should put sun protection then put silicone tape on it ?
Hello doctor! How can we use SPF if we always using silicon sheet? Does we need to replace the silicon sheet everyday and only apply sunscreen once a day? Thank you so much for your help
I was wondering about this as well!
🙏🙏🙏There are many silicone sheets available in the market, I am not sure which one to buy.. please tell me which one is of high quality silisone sheet🙏🙏
What do you think about Manukau honey 🍯 and laser C02 revision
What about vitamin E oil??
Doctor,i had a lip suturing by a trauma case and a lump and bulging over there and i did a plastic surgery for lip reduction,can i use silica sheets to soften the skin tissue underneath my lips? Is that safe to use? Please reply
Thanks so much for this very useful information! 😃. What do you think about OTC products such as Mederma? Do those really work? How about the much heard of cocoa butter? For smaller scars, what do you think about tattoos? Lastly, other than a doctors office, can you get silicone from a pharmacy or online website? Thanks again!
Get biocorniem
My dermatologist recommended Biocorneum. Silicone gel. It's available online. I just started using it, but my scar is small and I'm not really worried about it. Before the Biocorneum arrived, I used Aquaphor, also recommended by my doctor.
Doctor, how long I should keep a silicone tape on fresh scare daily ?
HELLO! I'M FROM GHANA AND I HAVE THIS OLD SCAR ON MY LEG WHICH I WANT TO REMOVE. CAN YOU BE OF HELP BY SUGGESTING WHICH TREATMENT TO BE USED? THANKS
Will silicone make the incision line deeper or keep it level with the surround tissue for normal skin?
I had a reduction September of last year. My incisions opened and my scars are over an inch wide. It took months for the wounds to turn into skin. And my body didn’t break down the stitches for almost an entire year. Every time I tried to use the sheets for the first six months after, a stitch would surface and poke a hole into my scars. At 10 months post op, I finally felt safe using the scar sheets.
Even this late to the game, I can tell it’s working. I’ve been wearing silicone sheets 24/7 for almost three months, and it’s helped so much.
Same with my breast lift my stuff never heals until the stitches surface even though there supposed to be dissolving
Glad to hear it's working! How often do you change each sheet of silicon?
Have your breasts healed now? What happened to your inch wide scar
Thank You very much for info Dr. Dont tell you anything about scars! All they care about is having a successful surgery.
I have a large 10 cm vertical scar turned into a thick raised reddish brown keloid on my abdomen from my previous myomectomy surgery. Now I’m prepping for a C section for first pregnancy. Would you advise a scar revision in this case or based on my skin’s scar forming tendency, you recommend any other treatment?
Apart from a genetic predisposition, one of the main causes of keloids is tension within the skin, massage can help reduce the tension when perform ed by a skilled practitioner, but has to be continued on keloids as otherwise they will just revert. Be very careful getting revision surgery as there are not many surgeon sufficiently skilled when working on keloids. One very successful technique is to create zigzag incisions along the length of the scar and then in effect move one side along by one zig to remove the tension.
great advice , how about fresh aloe vera also after applying gel?
I think the silicone is best left alone, since it is supposed to dry in a thin layer. Aloe will just make it sticky and keep it from working the way it is intended.
Very insightful video, dear doctor. I got a minor cut on my forehead 4 months ago. Now I have a pink scar which I think shall fade. But when I closely look at it in light, I see a little dent. I am wondering will the dent go away overtime or the scar will get flattened or not?
Regards.
@@jenniferjlin on 15th of September, 6 months would be completed since my injury. I notice the scar improving in terms of its color. It used to be dark red, now it's pink. After much closer analysis in the mirror almost most of the time during all these days, I guess the dent is still there but it's very slowly improving. Below the dent, I feel like the skin is a bit raised. People can't notice it but I see it very closesly in the mirror, holding my hair backwards away from my forehead. I feel overtime, if this part of the skin flattens, that might improve the appearance of the dent as well, as the inner tissue might spread over that way. However, this is just my personal hope. I have been researching quite alot over scar healing on the internet through all this time, as I was quite depressed. I'm a 27 years old man and it hurts emotionally that you get a permanent scar on a spot which was quite clear since birth. Anyways, what I concluded from most of the articles on the internet and quite many videos like these on TH-cam is that, the final appearance of a scar would be after 2 years. In some articles I found the time period mentioned to be as 3 years. Moreover, some experts report that the remodeling of a scar might continue for several years.
Anyways, the most reported duration is 2 to 3 years roughly. I have been applying silicone gel. Kindly do let me know if you discover some helpful remedy or treatment for youself. I shall also try to get benifited from that. Thank you.
Highest regards.
God my scarf very long was open on 4 spot, so i need to heal that first. Cluldnt put anything but plaster and healing gel(hemagel) now is close. But its thick and chunky. I know that belose is still not 100% so not sure if sny recomanded preasure and massage can do. Nevermind
I have scars on my arm which are almost 7 years old. Can these two products help to heal my scars? What should I add to these?
Thank you for the informative video.
These are less effective in treating old scars. You may want to see a plastic surgeon and discuss surgical scar revision.
Doc. what you can recommend for me my keloid getting more bigger after I decided to remove it by surgery...😢 I don't have now financial funds for steroids any ointments or cream Doc you can suggest for me...???
Where are you located
Hello dr.schulman. I have a 6 stiches scar on my face im using scar end silicon. Ointment it can helps to remove scar can u sujjest pls
I had a ganglion cyst syrgery on top of my hand about 50 days ago and it has left not only the scar but its a little stiff and bumpy on the inside. Is this normal doctor and will it go away?
what are your thoughts on silicone sheets daily use for years? I think I've been uusing mine for 1+ year and I have yet to see improvements but it looks like its getting slightly better
you shoudl see improvement during the first 9-12 months. If you are not seeing any changes, try something else.
Like what else?@@DrSchulmanplasticsurgery
When should we excise it?
Can white scars do the same method
I like your scrubs.
I'm having my hysterectomy so I don't need the SPF thank you dr.
I’m not sure what you mean? Even a hysterectomy scar can be affected by the UV rays.
@@DrSchulmanplasticsurgery sorry Dr didn't think I need it. My problem is Im fully covered when I go out in the sun .
Never thought it will penetrate the clothes. Maybe I should sit in the sun at least it can help with osteoporosis.
Going to try sunscreen SPF 30 ?
N which silicone?