Can I Buy One Large Silicone Gel Sheet then Cut It to Suit Lift and Augment Scar?

Silicone sheeting has been shown to be benificial is achieving the best result for a scar when used after surgery. The silicone sheets are available from chemists but larger sheets are available from medical wholesalers.

By all means if you can find a larger sheet, cut it into the correct sized pieces and use that. Remember though that the silicone can be re used day after day so yuo should not need all that much

Jeremy Hunt   

Thank you for your question. Breast incisions can be managed using a multimodal approach:1) Scar massage - starting as soon as the surgical dressings come off and the incisions are sealed2) Silicone sheets or scar gels for about six months to year3) Embrace - a tension reducing dressing for the first 2 months4) Fractionated lasers to help blend the scar into the background - done as a series, starting about 4 weeks after surgery and repeated every four weeks for six months.5) Sunscreen to prevent the scars from darkeningThe main role for silicone sheets is to keep the incisions hydrated during the remodelling phase of the scar maturation. This allows the underlying cells to work in a more optimized fashion. The brand is less important but compliance usually follows ease of use. Silicone usually has less skin irritation concerns with use compared to adhesives. They can also be re-used.  I also recommend that patients buy the largest silicone sheets they can find and cut it to an appropriate size.

    Silicone sheets can be customized in the fashion you suggest.

 

 

 

 

Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA