I Had a Breast Augmentation Surgery and I Want to Know What Scar Treatment is Better, if Kelo-cote. or Dermatix? Thanks.

Cosmetic surgery procedures require a disciplined approach to scars, whether or not the incisions are placed on the face or body. In our Los Angeles plastic surgery clinic, we recommend that patients follow basic wound healing guidelines followed by the application of Plato’s Scar Serum twice daily once the skin is healed. If the incisions are prone to pigmentation, addition of Melarase PM is required. After a few weeks, the skin heals over and laser therapy is initiated to further improve scarring.

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Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Probably no big difference, pick one product and use it with aggresive massage and you will likely be fine. I used Kelocote on my patients and have been happy with it but would not mind at all if a patient wanted to use dermatix

I tend to be skeptical of scar treatment products.  There are few peer reviewed, double blind studies evaluating these products.  That being said, my recommendation is to use silicone gel sheeting as I have had anecdotal experience with this improving the appearance of scars.  Best of luck!

Silicone dressings and topical treatment can be beneficial in the treatment of scars. Several studies have illustrated that treatment of scars with silicone gel dressings clinically improves scars, especially in patients at high risk for problematic scarring. Silicone dressings are believed to decrease scar via wound hydration, increased static charge (i.e., silicone gels contain increased negative static charge), and modulation of growth factors.

Scar hydration with Aquaphore can help as well. Applying Aquaphore twice daily to scars along with massage can help improve the look and contour of scars.

Mederma, a topical onion extract, can decrease the appearance of scars when applied with scar massage.

The key to most scar treatments is scar massage.

To know this, someone would have had to have done a head to head comparison as a study, and no one has. Both products are silicone gel based, and chances are they are close to identical in outcome.

Best wishes.