Waiting for a scar to fade can feel like a bit of a waiting game. But if you’re looking to speed up the healing process, silicone scar sheets might be able to help. Silicone scar sheets are ...

Especially if you don’t have access to pricey lasers or a top-notch dermatologist, scars can be really hard to get rid of once they’ve set in—which is why it helps to act fast. And if you’ve searched ...

Silicone scar tape—also called silicone gel sheets, patches, or strips—is an adhesive that helps treat redness and swelling after a wound closes up. Many plastic surgeons recommend them to prevent ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When pimple patches came out, we all probably thought a little sticker that supposedly draws out all the ...

Scars, like diamonds, are forever. Right? That is not necessarily true. Made of silicone, scar tape touts that it can be placed over a wound to minimize scarring and accelerate the healing process.

Scarring, whether caused by acne, surgery or another wound-inducing experience, is almost as inevitable as it is permanent. If your scars create textural changes to your skin, it is unlikely that an ...

Welcome to Ask a Derm, a series from SELF in which board-certified dermatologists answer your pressing questions about skin, hair, and nail health. For this installment, we tapped Shasa Hu, MD, the ...