Scar Treatment Ointment Used Post-Mohs Surgery?

Scar treatment ointment can be as simple as petroleum jelly. Studies have shown that cosmetic scar creams and vaseline had the same cosmetic outcome when used half on each side of a long straight scar.  That said, vasline cost 2$ while other scar treatment ointments cost 10-40$. Also be reminded that the antibiotic ointments also did not show an advantage over petroleum jelly when it came to infections in a large study. So my advice to my patients is to save your money and apply a petroleum based jelly immediately after surgery and daily until the sutures are removed then 1-3 days after so that final healing can occur.  Always keep the area covered so the air does not get to it untile the sutures are removed and it is fully healed.  This will optomize your outcome.  The old wives tail of scabbing is healing or let the air get to it just doesnt stand up to the science of wound healing in a clean moist covered environment. That being said , follow YOUR surgeons recommendations.

1. Tincture of time 6 months to 1 year

2. Massage sometimes softens scars

3. Scarguard has been shown to be helpful

4.  Occasionally scars can be injected with steroid to reduce their appearance