Silicone for Face & Body Scars | Biodermis.com

September 15, 2022Tyler Szelinski

Scars on the face and body can result from surgery or injury during the course of a lifetime. While some scars will fade over time, others, such as keloids and hypertrophic scars, often do not. All scars are a result of a complex and dynamic wound healing process that follows several distinct stages. However, the way they can be treated can be different depending on if the scar is on the face or the body. Regardless of where your scars form, they can all be treated using one key ingredient: silicone gel.

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Why Do Scars Form? | Biodermis.com

September 01, 2022Tyler Szelinski

The dermis and epidermis layers of the skin play pertinent roles in scar formation and work to facilitate a natural, biologic process of wound repair. When a person sustains a wound that penetrates the middle layer of the skin—the dermis—the skin repair response begins. Damage to the dermis layer signals fibroblast skin cells to synthesize massive amounts of collagen. The collagen is then sent to the wound site, promoting the growth factor, and rebuilding new skin tissue. The epidermis flaunts the new tissue as a scar, which can appear discolored and raised.

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Silicone Gel for Burn Scars | Biodermis.com

August 12, 2022Tyler Szelinski

Scars are the result of a complex and dynamic wound healing response that gets triggered when the wound is damaged from a surgery or injury. Burn injuries are a common type of injury that, depending on the severity, may or may not lead to a scar. Burn scars can spread over the skin as a skin contracture or develop as a keloid for more localized injuries. In this article, we will explore the types of burns and how we can treat them using silicone gel products for scars.  

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Interesting Facts About Scars | Biodermis.com

December 16, 2021Tyler Szelinski

If you’re like most people, then you have probably attained a scar or two from injury or surgery during your lifetime. While scars aren’t the most pleasant aspect about the body, they are reminders of a past trauma that we were able to overcome. Most people don’t give their scars a second thought, but there may be a lot of good information about scars that you didn’t know about. For instance, did you know that scars can be treated with products that can be purchased through your doctor or online? In this article, we will go over some of the interesting facts about scars that may just help you avoid excessive scarring down the road.

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What Makes Scars Look Worse? | Biodermis.com

December 10, 2021Tyler Szelinski

Sometimes, scars are an unavoidable result of the wound healing process. When serious injury or invasive surgery is involved, there is no getting around the fact that you will be left with a scar. Depending on the location and size of the scar, it can be a real nuisance. In the best case scenario, scars will fade over time with the help of medical-grade silicone gel. However, there are factors that can make scars look worse over time, so it’s important for you to be aware of them. In this article, we will go over some of the more common factors that can contribute to making your scar look worse over time.

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Can You Exercise After Surgery? | Biodermis.com

November 19, 2021Tyler Szelinski

Like most questions regarding surgery and the patient, it depends on what kind of surgery you had and how quickly your body recovers. A more extensive procedure, such as an open heart surgery, will likely require more down time than a hand or wrist surgery. Depending on your surgery, your surgeon will likely recommend that you rest and recovery for at least several weeks to a few months. Older patients will require more down time than younger patients because their bodies take longer to fully heal. Furthermore, if you have an underlying condition, you may need to take greater care after your surgery than someone who is relatively healthy. In this article, we will go over when you can resume exercise after your surgery and what types of exercises are generally safe.

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Wound Care Tips for Children and Parents | Biodermis.com

September 03, 2021Tyler Szelinski

Children are always getting injured whether it’s at school on the playground or running around the house after a nap. Wounds that occur during childhood can sometimes leave scars that last for many years. Therefore, parents want to know the best ways to manage their children’s wounds early on so they don’t form into long-lasting scars. In this article, we will go over some important tips and things to look out for so that getting injured doesn’t seem like such a big deal. If your child does attain a wound that leads to a scar, there are safe and effective ways to treat it.

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Is Silicone Gel the Best Scar Treatment Option? | Biodermis.com

August 12, 2021Tyler Szelinski

Silicone gel is one of the most popular scar treatment options in the world for a number of reasons: it is affordable, safe, effective, and readily available to both physicians and patients. Oftentimes, physicians will recommend medical silicone as a first line of defense against excessive post-operative scarring before moving on to more aggressive scar treatment modalities. The positive clinical evidence in support of silicone gel is the primary reason why surgeons and dermatologists feel confident recommending this product to their patients. Some other popular methods for treating scars include vitamin E, onion extract, and corticosteroid injections. In this article, we will explore each of these options in detail to prove why silicone gel is the best treatment in a vast majority of cases.

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Brain Surgery Scar Care | Biodermis.com

August 06, 2021Tyler Szelinski

Brain surgery, otherwise known as craniotomy, is a surgical procedure in which a piece of skull is removed to give the surgeon access to the brain. This surgery is done as an intervention to remove brain tumors, abnormal tissue, or blood clots in the brain. It can also be used to relieve pressure in the brain after head trauma or stroke, or to treat a variety of other brain conditions. A craniotomy isn’t the only type of brain surgery that can be performed. Other common types include a biopsy, where brain cells or a small portion of tissue is removed, deep brain stimulation (DBS), where a small medical device is implanted in the brain, and a neuroendoscopy, where a small light and camera is used to access the brain and remove tissue. With modern advances in medicine, not all brain surgeries will require an incision; but for the ones that do, there is a risk of scarring. Luckily, many scar care options are available to patients online or through your physician.

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Will My Wound Become a Scar? | Biodermis.com

July 29, 2021Tyler Szelinski

Scars are the result of a complex and dynamic wound healing process that follows four distinct stages: hemostasis, inflammatory, proliferative, and maturation. In most cases, if a wound has to go through each of these stages, it will eventually form into a scar. Major wounds from an injury or surgery will always become scars. However, there are some cases in which a wound will not become a scar, and we will explore these in this article. If you are certain that you will have scar tissue in the near future, it’s good to know that there are safe and effective scar treatment options available to you. 

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