There have been quite a few reviews on Mederma claiming that it does not work and is a waste of money - I, however, found this to be completely untrue. I am a 14 year old girl who received a nasty, large acne scar just above my eyebrow after getting rid of a cystic pimple. The pimple may have been gone, but it certainly left it's mark. I dealt with it for about a month before growing angry with having to conceal it everywhere I went - for a while, I wasn't even aware that it was a scar. I thought it'd just go away. But, it turned out it needed some help to do it. I tried Mederma despite the put-downs and within a week I noticed my scar becoming less and less red. It also retracted a little, making the scar smaller. Unfortunately, Merderma encourages skin renewal by drying the scar. This made is difficult to cover with makeup. I resolved this by moisturzing before an application. This held up for an entire school day - 8 hours. I say: Try Merderma! It's working for me, why wouldn't it for you?

I bought this for a cut in my hand that required 7 stitches. After 2 months, the scar was red and still swollen. I bought Mederma because it was less expensive than the scar tapes which were almost double the price. I started applying this on Tuesday evening. I woke up the next day and saw a slight difference already. It is 6 days now and I see a significant reduction in the redness, swelling of the scar. I have also applied this on an old (20 yr old) scar/keloid on my leg and I see a softening of the old scar and it seems to blend in a bit more with the skin. Is it myimagination or the stretch marks on my leg next to the scar fading? hmmmm They recommend 2-3 applications per day but I applied more often the first few days even bringing it to work, and only applied once yesterday but still see a difference. The one thing that is slightly negative is the tingling and slight soreness and burning in the area after application. It wasn't too painful and it went away but I would not recommend this for new scars or scars that have not completely closed just for that reason.

Mederma was used on my 10 year old son scars from a motor scooter he feel off and scraped his body on the pavement. The price is so worth it.

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.

On its own, Mederma didn't do much for me, but then I found a home remedy called "Lemon Aid Scar Remover" (google it) that you make at home with just lemons... so what I did was the lemon treatment and followed up with mederma, and the results were amazing! My scars were lightened a lot and it actually even helped with stretch marks that I had!

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!