Mederma for scars?

[Allformyson 0]

Anyone use mederma for the scars? I know it is probagly the least thing to have to worry about but I'm thinking that as long as I'm improving my health and appearance then I might give it a try.

[june09bandit 0]

When I had a couple of skin cancers removed from my face, the derm told me to use "scar therapy". The scars are barely noticeable, so it must have worked!

[Catherine55 43]

I'm so glad that you posted this today! I've been meaning to post that I found a new product that's working really well. It's called Epi-Derm. One of my friends told me about it (she had hip surgery and it really faded her scar).

Anyway, I was using Mederma (which didn't do a whole lot), then Vitamin E (did a little. . maybe was more due to time), and I just bought 2 Patches of this Epi-Derm stuff about 2 weeks ago. My scar has already faded a bunch!

I posted a few pre-/post Mederma scar photos on my blog and will post photos over the weekend to show what the Epi-Derm has done. Basically, my big scar is less keloid-y and is a lot lighter. The little one was pretty well faded already, so it hasn't changed as much.

Also, the patches are re-usable (you cut them to size, then take them off once a day and wash them) and each piece should last about 10 days. HOWEVER, I didn't realize that I needed medical tape to keep them on, so they were coming off when I was sleeping and I wasted a few pieces (not so great b/c it's a bit expensive).

Anyway, here is a link to the site -- I bought mine on-line. Epi-Derm

Good luck!

Catherine