Scar irritated by silicone scar sheets

February 28, 2024
Asked By:morningglory1 in Seattle, Washington

I started using silicone sheets on a burn scar under my nose (12 hrs/day) and saw a big improvement in redness over 1 month. When I started wearing them the whole day, my skin became itchy and red. I stopped for 3 weeks and used ketoconazole. When I restarted for 2hrs/day, my skin became irritated again. I also have seb derm on that area. I want to continue using the sheets but need to calm down my skin. My derm suggested using desonide and pimecrolimus but don't steroids increase yeast?

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April 11, 2024

Answer: Recommend switching to Plato's Scar Serum and applying twice daily to area .

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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April 11, 2024

Answer: Recommend switching to Plato's Scar Serum and applying twice daily to area .

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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