Scars are fibrous tissue that produce when a normal skin is damaged or injured. Scar is the result of natural healing process of the skin when it is wounded. The size of scar is depending on the severity of the damaged skin part. There are types of scar formation, hypertrophic, keloid and atrophic. Hypertrophic is the common scar which is overproduced collagen and raised above the surrounding skin. It is occurred about 4 to 8 week from the closure of the wound. Keloid scarring is a type of scar which is overexpressed of collagen in the body, and usually identified to persons whose genes have history of keloids. It a seriously scar that grows uncertainly into large, tumorous but benign mass. It is distinguishable from hypertrophic, because hypertrophic is lacking in growth, while keloid is overgrowth. Atrophic is a scar that is pitted and recess, due to the underlying support of fat or muscle is missing. This type of scar is caused by acne, chicken pox and staphylococcus infection in the skin.
Impact of scar to our daily life is so enormous. Scar can cause diffidence, low self-esteemed, shame and humiliation. Scar can be a problem to physical, emotional and psychological aspects of our lives. Having them can ruin your life, especially when skin is your asset and main source of income. People find a way to remove scar in their body. Such plastic surgery, consulting to dermatologists and other advanced technology are being consulted to eliminate it, but those procedure are very expensive enough to be compensated by normal people, so products that are easily acquired in the market, cost-effective and easily to administer and apply are the products looking by the consumer.
Their are two scar remover products in the market today, ContratubexTM and DermatixTM, are clinically proven and prescribed by medical doctors in removing scars. The two are recommended to patient who have been undergone a surgical procedure, cesarean delivery, major skin injuries, burns, and other scarring activity.
ContratubexTM can be procured in 100mg gel. Its ingredients are Extract Cepea 10g, Heparin 5000IU and allantoin. Extracy Cepea has shown bactericidal and anti-inflamatory action, and prevent the formation of scar tissue. Heparin is used in medicine as antifibrolytic. It helps to regenerate cell, soften the tissue, has anti-swelling properties and conserve water in the tissue for faster regeneration. Allantoin is known to be the activator of regeneration of the wound to heal, relieves itching and promotes penetration through the skin and softening it.
DermatrixTM is available in two dosage forms, gel and sheets. Its active ingredients are cyclic and polymeric siloxane and Vitamin C ester. Cyclic and polymeric siloxane (cyclopentasiloxane) has a powerful flattening and softening action in the tissue and Vitamin C to help protect from the ultraviolet rays of the sun causing pigmentation in the scar or darkening and promotes lightening to the skin.
The two products are used twice a day, can be used by children, and can be used with make-up.
But which of the two is most used and effective in removing scar?
Most prescription I received in the drugstore is ContractubexTM, maybe their promotion to doctors are very serious and active. Both may have same effect, but in promotional activities are not the same. They have been shown in the TV ads already. But in my personal opinion, ContractubexTM is more effective, because I can see that having three active ingredients is far more behind than the other. Having heparin and allantoin to promote regeneration is more important that to lighten the scarred skin. Regeneration is the main aim in using it. It has also an anti-inflammatory effect and bactericidal that support the regeneration of cell faster by not allowing to infect and itch, that can cause further scarring. Advantage of DermatixTM is that you can simultaneously use the gel with the sheet for faster effect.
