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Which brand of Vitamin E oil is good for keloid?
I heard some people said Vitamin E oil might helps with flatten keloid scar, I was wondering which brand is good? Thanks!
I heard some people said Vitamin E oil might helps with flatten keloid scar, I was wondering which brand is good? Thanks!
June 7th, 2011 - 13:03
Kennedy,
Vitamin E (tocopherol) is a lipid-soluble antioxidant with multiple biological effects. . In addition, vitamin E (tocopherol) also alters collagen. Only anecdotal reports have shown that vitamin E speeds wound healing and improves the cosmetic appearance of scars.
When vitamin E has been used in combination with other treatments for scars, such as silicone gel sheets, it has been demonstrated in a prospective randomized clinical trial to improve preexisting hypertrophic scars by 50% in 95% of the patients, compared with 50% improvement in 75% of the patients treated with silicon sheets alone after 2 months of treatment However, topical vitamin E has been consistently associated with the development of contact dermatitis.
In a prospective, double-blinded, randomized clinical trial doctors applied a combination of Aquaphor with the content of 2 d-alpha-tocopherol oral vitamin supplement capsules, added at a concentration of 320 IU/g, versus Aquaphor alone to postsurgical wounds and reported no benefit to the cosmetic outcome of scars treated with vitamin E. In addition, in 90% of the cases, vitamin E had either no effect on, or worsened, the appearance of the scars.
In a prospective, double-blinded, randomized clinical trial it was reported no beneficial effect of either vitamin E or topical steroids when both treatments were applied post grafting procedures for reconstruction for postburn contractures.
Final resort may be plastic surgery.
June 7th, 2011 - 13:03
I also used vitamin E on my scar and I think it does help. If I were you I would buy the highest dose of vitamin E pills you can and then break how ever many you need to and put on your scar that way. Remember to keep the pills in a dark place. I think any brand would be fine even the cheapest.