The list of harmful effects caused by smoking is long. They include cancer, heart attack, stroke, emphysema, high blood pressure and coronary artery disease, among others. Smoking may well be the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Many people don’t realize it, but smoking also causes wounds to heal more slowly. Wounds… Read more »
Among the most common questions we receive at Scarfade is one that goes something like this: “What size tube of Scarfade do I need to treat my scar?” In fact, we get this question so often we decided to create this handy chart to make it easier for our customers to choose the right size…. Read more »
One of the keys to minimizing scar formation is proper wound care. The better we take care of our wounds, the faster and more effectively they will heal. Conversely, if we fail to properly care for wounds they won’t heal as well and may even become infected. When a wound becomes infected it will often… Read more »
Estimates from the medical community suggest that perhaps some 100 million plus individuals throughout the world develop scars every year. Of course scars differ widely in their characteristics and severity, and thus their effects on individual patients. In some cases they pose no problems whatsoever, while in others their effects can be more troubling. These… Read more »
An internet search for products that help improve the appearance of scars will produce enough results to leave your head spinning. There is no shortage of creams, gels, lotions and sheets available. One could literally spend days going through all the websites promoting products that claim to heal scars. How then does one wade through… Read more »
Topical Silicone Scar Treatments have grown tremendously in popularity in recent years. An internet search on the topic will uncover enough results to leave your head spinning. While not all of these products are created equally, there is sufficient scientific evidence to suggest that products with the right ingredients (namely silicone), if used as directed,… Read more »
Scars are the result of the body’s complex effort to repair damage to the skin. With few exceptions, most trauma to the skin which causes bleeding will result in at least some scarring. That said, there are certain things one can do to help lessen the size and intensity of most scars. Following is a… Read more »
One of the more common questions we receive on a daily basis goes something like this: “Which product works better for scar treatment, topical silicone gel or silicone sheeting?” This is a difficult one to answer in just a few sentences, so we thought we would write an article to better explain the benefits of… Read more »
There are many reasons people have knee surgery. Most often it repairs an injury or a degenerative knee condition. As technology has advanced, the size of knee surgery scars has decreased, but they still exist because the deep layer of skin, called the dermis, is opened up to provide surgical access. How prominent the scar… Read more »
Nearly all of us have a scar somewhere on our body. Scars are a natural result of the body’s effort to heal itself from trauma to the skin. Scars can take many forms depending on such factors as their cause, where on the body they are located, skin type, wound care, etc. Treatment options for… Read more »
I had a pretty bad ankle break (both bones), long story short I needed surgery. Four inch long incision with 12 staples to hold in the plate and eight screws that were installed. This was in February. After several months of using Scarfade, which by the way I am still on the original tube, only using a button size drop a day. I cannot feel any skin imperfection it is as smooth as before and the staple scars are nearly gone. The main incision is about 50% less noticeable as right after surgery. This stuff rocks!!!!!! Thanks for a great product!!!!
- Dana
