Cica Care Silicone Gel Sheeting 5 x 6 Inch, Sterile
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Product reviews of Cica Care Silicone Gel Sheeting 5 x 6 Inch, Sterile
Review: Worth A Try!
Beauty product: 4 Stars
Was told by my dr's to try Cica Care or Kelo Cote for melonoma scar. I've been using this product for a few weeks and it seems to have helped somewhat...anything is worth try to minimize the scar! Review: amazing product - give it a try
Beauty product: 4 Stars
I crashed on a motorbike and ,although wearing a helmet, suffered 6 significant sized lacerations to my face surrounding my eye and on my cheek and chin. I looked like a character from a Tim Burton movie! After cosmetic surgery the surgeon suggested the use of Cica-Care silicon sheet and treatment to minimize the scarring.
The silicon gel sheet is costly, however I will actively do anything to reduce the scarring on my face. I work in a corporate environment (that is fairly youth centric) and have to do a lot of presentations, public speaking, video conferences and appear in corporate AV content. Grooming is important and for me to be competitive in my field my personal presentation needs to be sharp. The cost for the silicon patches is a worthwhile investment.
As soon as the stitches were removed from my surgery and the swelling reduced I applied the Cica-Care patches, trimming the larger patch into smaller patches to be slightly larger than each of the scars. I attached the smaller patches to each of my wounds, the silicon sheet has an adhesive side and a side with a ridged pattern. (Other reviewers have criticized the pattern - all I can say is the gel patch is totally transparent - I find the ridged pattern prevents your wound or scar being totally visible through the patch - particularly useful for red angry scars).
I find the patches to be very easy wear and easy care. Washed with water twice a day, with soap and water, mine have lasted almost 4 weeks, you can even shower with then on. I find they stay in place all day no problem. I decided to stick them in place with adhesive dressing for bed time after having to search through the bed sheets for several minutes the first morning after the patches had disappeared through the night!! - I am a very restless sleeper. I have been able to get 2 sets of patches from the 1 sheet. I am using the second set of patches now, in my 5th week of application.
I already had a scar on my cheek from a childhood accident, so an in a position to compare the healing and appearance of my new scars. I can honestly say that after 5 weeks using the Cica-care patches my new wounds are settling in terms of:
- color, they have lost the angry red color and are softening
- size, they have maintained the same size but have not shrunk and prevented the surrounding tissue to pucker up
& General appearance. My new wounds are well on the way to being much less noticeable than my childhood scar.
I am very happy with this product and cannot recommend it highly enough. I encourage anybody that is concerned about scars to give it a try.
Review: so far so good
Beauty product: 4 Stars
I've tried it for almost 3 weeks, it seems to make the scar heal better, and have flattened or even out some parts. Except it starts to peel after 8 days, doesn't last as long as 28 days like it says. But overall it's a good product. Review: starting treatment...
Beauty product: 5 Stars
I gave 5 stars, however it's too early to convey any concrete result on this product. So far some of the major complaints have gone e.g. redish appearance and burning/itching sensation, but as far as flatten the keloid scar, this will need pacience and couple of months using regularly the silicon patch. I am confident though, that will work, because I am disciplined and will certainly wear the dressing and will follow the instructions from manufacturer. There is a small draw back: It's unclear as to how to store the used patch so it doesn't lose the adhesiveness too fast.