Mederma works wonderfully on new scars and pretty well on old ones. I have a few scars from baking and from other activities and I have seen a drastic reduction in all of my scars after using this product. I am really bad about applying it according to the directions and only do so about once a day (and usually not on the weekends) but I have still seen results. If you start applying it the day you get a scar your results will be amazing! Older scars do take some time to fade and none of them have reduced as much as the new scars but that is expected. Overall, great product that was recommended by my dermatologist.

About 3 months ago, I had a laceration on my face that required stitches. It was a pretty deep gash, and all the while that I had the stitches in, I was really concerned about scarring. Sure enough, once the stitches were removed, I had a pretty nasty line across my cheek that I was immediately self-conscious about. Upon the recommendation of both my surgeon and family doctor, I tried Mederma. Mederma is very easy to use. It suggests application 3 to 5 times a day, and I admittedly took it a little further and applied it at least a half dozen times every day. It's pretty innocuous- apply conservatively and massage it in. My doctor recommended that I massage the gel in with "gentle" force, as it would help break down the scar fibers. It does take a little bit of time to see results-I still apply it daily, but WOW what a difference!! The scar is now barely noticeable, and I am not self-conscious about it in the least! My only regret is that I don't have "before" and "after" pictures to share. I would highly recommend this product to anyone. The biggest key is BE CONSISTENT with your application and be patient. It delivered what it promised and, to me, was better than advertised.

Prescribed by surgeon; four times a day - massage hard. After two months, everyone says scar is not noticeable; it still feels quite thick and knotty but is not very visible. Product is runny and tends to drip on my clothes (lost a quarter of my upper lip to cancer) when first applied, a problem at work. After rubbing, it becomes sticky and leaves visible flakes. A colleague tried it on her surgery scar and was allergic (itchy swelling and rash) so gave me her tube. I tried it on an old scar on my face and it itched so I stopped.

I recently had foot surgery and ended up with a 2 inch scar along the top of my foot. I used mederma twice a day for two weeks. Mederma took most of the pigment from my skin around the scar area. I DO NOT recommend this product for people with dark skin.

Okay, so even with all the reviews read - some positive, some negative - I decided to try Mederma because it is the number one doctor recommended treatment for scars (as advertised). I have a cat at home, that still has his claws in... so yea, go figure... I have scratches, and scabs , and thus little scars a-l-l over my body. One scar, in particular, really stands out. It's on the uppermost part of my arm, right by my shoulder. People ask me all the time, what happened to my arm... It is that obvious. I therefore decided to attempt to treat the scar, and yes, thought I would give Mederma a try. I used Mederma for two week until I was forced to stop using it. As I type this review, my entire body is ITCHING, not just where I applied the treatment, but everywhere. Yes, very odd, but true. I have little bumps all over my body (some in clusters, others spread out). They resemble what is commonly known as a heat rash, if anyone is familiar with that. The areas to which I actually applied the Mederma have huge inflammated reddish rashes over them ¿ quite gross looking, really ¿ which itch as well. I did casually consult with my physician, and she told me that the "rash" definitely seemed like something external (that would be caused by the use of Mederma or something applied to the skin, but that it was nothing to have sleepless nights over, that is, it shouldn't cause any serious health problems). My doctor basically advised me to stop using Mederma, and mentioned to me that there really aren't any products wholly proven to get rid of scars. I know that some people will disagree completely because Mederma, or Vitamin E, or Cocoa Butter, etcetera has worked for them, and I don't disbelieve it. The Mederma was actually making my skin peel, which I can imagine, in effect, was maybe eroding the scarred tissue to promote new and healthy skin to regenerate. So undoubtedly, this product seems to work at minimizing or reducing the appearance of scars. Note well also, that the area around my scar got lighter. I have to say that this isn't particularly attractive on a person with darker complexion like myself, because, in my case, the discolored skin was practically as noticeable as the scar itself... Not a good outcome, however my husband did say that my scar appeared lighter as well, but this might have just been purely psychological. I've stopped using Mederma for almost two full days now, and my skin still itches, and the little pimples are still very visible and still very much there ¿ sliding your hand over them is the worst, because they feel so much worse than they really look. If the itching doesn't subside and/or if the pimples don't go away within a week, I will most definitely seek out my doctor for her professional help. I will not, not recommend Mederma, because it might have worked wonders for my scars, if it weren't for my skin's severe reaction to it. But, I will caution those interested to test the product on a very small area of skin for at least a few days, to make sure there is no negative reaction to it, before applying it all over. I read somewhere that there is supposedly a money back guarantee on Mederma, so I am going to seek out more information on that to hopefully get my money back for this product that I will definitely not be using again.

I'm getting married in a year and had a fairly large scar on my chest from a mole removal about 6 years ago. I wanted to try Mederma to at least lighten the scar up. It has lightened the scar up dramatically after about a month of use! I'm so happy with the results! Hopefully in the next 6 months it will fade my scar completely! Love love love this product!

it work on the stretch marks and the thin scar only, but it take 3 month to see the different in my old strech mark and the thin scar ,but it doesn't work on the thick scar that i have been use for 3 months so far,nothing change....i very good on stretch mark , you will see the different in 1 month on old stretch mark(3years old)

Does not work at all, all it does is make your skin itchy

didn't feel this product reduced scars at all. not worth the purchase. the fluid is gel and runny not cream or lotion, just weird and doesn't work.

I recently cut my thumb quite deeply and needed 5 stitches. As soon as the cut was healed enough to leave the band aid off completely, I started using Mederma. That was about two weeks ago, and I'm already absolutely stunned by the results. I had figured that for [$] it couldn't possibly be worth it and I was being foolish and wasteful to try it, but I've been proven totally wrong. The scar is so faded already that you can barely tell it was ever there, and, according to the directions, I have 6 more weeks that I should apply it, and, of course, I will. I fully expect the results to continue and that by then it will be completely gone. I can feel it working; it's hard to explain. A slight tingling or burning that is barely noticeable but definitely there. It's not painful at all, just enough to know it's really doing something. And, it smells nice. I use the gel, by the way, and it takes very little per application. The tube will last and last. You barely need to squeeze any out, just run the top of the tube over your scar and apply the thinnest layer you can.After I use this 6 more weeks, no one will even believe I got cut at all! And, my kitchen stupidity will remain a secret forever!!!