Brand Mederma
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Product Description
* Softens, smoothes, and reduces the appearance of scars
* Effective on both old and new scars resulting from surgery, injury, burns, acne, and stretch marks
* Greaseless topical gel
* Please read all label information on delivery
* #1 doctor- and pharmacist-recommended product for scars
Product Details
Safety Information
FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY. NOT INTENDED FOR USE ON OPEN WOUNDS. THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE USED UNDER ADULT SUPERVISION.
Indications
Mederma skin care topical gel for scars treatment. It helps with old and new scars resulting from surgery, injury, burns, acne and stretch marks. Medermas patented formula.
Ingredients
Water (purified), PEG-4, Onion (Allium Cepa) Extract, Xanthan Gum, Allantoin, Fragrance, Methylparaben, Sorbic Acid.
# Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.2 x 3.2 inches
# Shipping Weight: 2.6 ounces
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Reviews
I have no problems with the smell, especially it being so close to my nose. Smells like old flowers or something, but it goes away after a couple of minutes. I also have no problems with itching. I read on one website that you need to rub it in hard and make sure it is fully absorbed.
I also read a report that tries to compare Mederma to the use of Petroleum jelly and they just don't compare, the method of effectiveness as well as the physical properties of the two are completely different and I stated as such in a response to that review similar to what I am stating here.
The next to worse burns are two other scars which healed with indentations and very dark pigmentation. Those two scars no longer have indentations, that is to say the skin has "filled in". I also think the dark pigmentation is starting to get lighter, but as I obsessively look at the scars daily that sort of progress is hard to gage.
Why not 5 stars? The downside - the Mederma product instruction/claims are of a much shorter duration in recovery than experienced by me. Nine months (and ongoing) is NOT the 8 weeks promised for new scars, it's not even the 6 months promised for old scars!! Note that the manufacturer's instructions recommend applying Mederma 3-4x/day and for practical reasons I apply the Mederma only 2Xs per day; so there's the possibility that I would have healed faster had I used it that often? Another possibility is that the manufacturer meant for the scarring that takes 6 months to heal to be more benign than whatever degree burns I sustained.
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