I saw a Scarguard product on sale at a drugstore locally. The claims on the packaging were over the top as usual:
1. a??Guards against new scars forminga?? a?? Difficult to prove.
2. a??Flattens and shrinks old scarsa?? a?? Not really.
3. a??Scarguard is the #1 choice of plastic surgeonsa?? a?? Really? Nobody asked me.
Scar treatment is pretty simple. Avoid wounding if you can. If you have plastic surgery, seek a??skilled surgeon who will spend the time to do the best. After surgery avoid sunlight and smoking, and consider scar massage as directed by your surgeon.??This “Scarguard” product??is not going to make a bad scar much better unless it is applied early, and even then the results are debatable.
- John Di Saia, M.D.
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