It didn't work for me and I think it actually made the scar (keloid type) darker. However, the company did give me a full refund so that's why I gave it 2 stars.

I had to try this gel. When I get pimples the red marks are there for months and months. I purchased this gel right before a big blemish. I started using Mederma as the pimple started healing and was almost gone. It works great. I did have some redness and dryness that scared me but when I stopped using for a day...the redness went away. Even though the skin is still dry, I will keep using because the redness will go way after you stop using. May take two days for the redness to go -- it is so worth it.

I have been using this product for a little over a month on scars that formed in May. So far I have had very good results. The scars have faded and become a lot less noticeable. Hopefully this product will keep working. When I first started using this product it made my skin itch a little bit, but not enough to make me stop using it. I love it.

I had my scar from my C-section, and started to use Mederma after 3 months of my surgery....after a few days my skin became itchy and dry, I didn't know what was happening until I decided to stop using the product.....and finally my skin again return to be normal, and the scar looks as usual.

I am surprised to see so many negative reviews. Especially about Mederma causing redness/itchiness. I have extremely sensitive skin, and Mederma does not irritate it in the least. I have been using Mederma for about 4 weeks now on a dog bite scar on my face. I started using it when the scar was pretty new, and I have seen MAJOR improvement. I only put it on once or twice a day, not three or four as is recommended, but I'm still getting great results. The scar has faded dramatically and people hardly notice it anymore. As someone else mentioned, a little bit of this stuff goes a long way.

I have multiple hypertrophic scars on my left arm resulting from an accident about 10 years ago. When I first heard about Mederma (about 4 years ago), I couldn't wait to use it. Since then I've religiously applied it for over 3 years. 1.75oz tube lasted me approximately 1 month. Since the scars were old, I didn't have high expectations. The cream did help to even out the texture of the scars, however did nearly nothing for returning back healthy skin tone in damaged areas. Disappointed, I stopped using it. After a while, scarred skin texture seemed to revert back. So, after all this time and effort, I have no positive results to share.

I was in a car accident three years ago, which caused me to have to undergo 8 surgeries on my ankle, elbow, and shoulder. Reconstruction of my ankle/foot required a skin graft from my thigh and a bone graft from my hip. I am full of scars. After being released from the hospital after surgeries 1 through 5, and as scars formed, I used Mederma. Now, I don't know what the graft area would have looked like had I not used it. But after my 7th surgery, which required a parallel incision on my elbow to one from a previous surgery, life caught up to me and I did not take the time to use Mederma any longer. So I now have two parallel scars along my elbow - one that I used Mederma on for 2 months, and one that I did not. The one that I did not is still (3 years later) red and very noticeable. The first scar is white, thin, and unobtrusive. Not gone, but WAY better than the other one. Since I rarely look at my elbows, I keep forgetting to use the Mederma for the second one, but one day...

Not much success here on older surgery scars or stretch marks. Perhaps it works on brand new scars? However, any doctor can usually prescribe a similar, less expensive, topical solution.

While I don't have much success with this product on very old acne scars, it's unmatched at getting rid of those red or brown marks left over from new acne. Neutrogena has an acne mark fading product on the market, but it simply doesn't turn the skin over as fast as Mederma. With several applications a day, the discoloration is replaced by new skin within a couple of days, not weeks. For this reason, I will always repurchase this gel.

I am a 25 year-old with olive skin, and I have some dark acne scars on my face. I decided to try this product to see if it would help fade the acne marks. I have been using the product for about 6 weeks (once to twice a day, even though it says 3-4 times). I have sensitive skin, and Mederma does not irritate it. I have noticed a definite GRADUAL fading of the scars and my skin tone is evening out. I think the product does visibly help my scars, but it's no overnight miracle. I have one very dark scar on my cheek, and I'd say it's faded a couple of shades in 6 weeks. It may take several more weeks or months to make it go away -- or it may never completely go away. There are alternatives such as glycolic acid peels for more dramatic results for getting rid of surface scars, but I think this is a great (and gentle) way to gradually fade scars and rejuvenate skin over time.