Once the wound edges have healed satisfactory, usually about 2 weeks, start applying Scarscience. ScarScience is a scientifically formulated ointment that promotes wound healing available from Dischem or from our consulting rooms. I attended a congress in Switzerland where the surgeon showed his results of using Scarscience over a number of years. The results were remarkable.

It is important to apply Scarscience only once the wound edges have healed. Scar Science contains silicone and if applied to an open wound it could result in a mild superficial infection due to silicone being entrapped in he wound.

Clean the wound nicely saltwater ,Dettol or Savlon and dry with clean dry cloth. Next spray with Opsite spray available from a pharmacy or consulting rooms. The Opsite spray allows the tape to stick. Next apply the flesh-colour Micropore tape and the Scarscience over the tape. The tape is porous thus allowing the Scarscience to seep through to the wound.

The longer you tape the wound and apply Scarscience the better your wound will heal. If the taping is too time consuming please apply the Scarscience only. Sometimes your skin may become sensitized to the taping in which case I would recommend leaving the tape for a couple of days until the redness have disappeared but to continue with the Scarscience if possible. You may also leave the tape for a couple of days while showering and bathing and just apply the Scarscience on top.

The taping of the wound and applying Scarscience should continue while the scar has reddish appearance. Once the scar is white the taping and Scarscience are unlikely to work.

Rubbing and massaging the scar facilitates the wound healing process by the manners described above. In reality Bio-oil and other scar ointments will also work as massaging of any form facilitates the process of aligning the scar as describe above. I would recommend massaging the scar 10 times in the morning , 10 times in the afternoon and 10 times in the evening.