Scar Repair Forté is a unique Super Strength Serum designed for ultimate scar management. All the ingredients in this technologically advanced formulation have been chosen for their anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, antiseptic and wound-healing capabilities, addressing every aspect of skin healing. Powerful cutting edge ingredients provide a cascade of interactions and reactions resulting in an arsenal of defence, increasing resistance to bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitical infections, “natural killers”, protecting and repairing during the critical initial healing phase.
Actives, at their maximum strength, accelerate the healing process, ensuring more rapid scar maturation, with balanced collagen synthesis, preventing ugly scar formation, achieving the very best, most aesthetically pleasing end result. It further acts on older hypertrophic and keloid scars (ugly, raised scars), promoting their maturation, helping flatten, reduce redness, itchiness, pain and improve function. Additional actives help treat red/purple stretch marks specifically as well as their prevention.
Most people will have to deal with a scar at some time in their lives. Life is not like in the movies and whether a scar is the result of an operation or trauma, if sutures were required, there is always going to be a visible scar. However, the way a scar is treated dictates the way it is going to look for life. We want to achieve a flattened pale scar that is not raised, itchy or painful.
Some are fortunate and heal well without intervention but most people need help to more rapidly mature scars and the sooner they start treating the scar properly the better end result one is going to achieve.
It is a fact that 30% of people develop dermatitis from some highly fragranced tissue oils or creams, particularly if applied to a new scar. One must avoid irritation and inflammation which may lead to pigmentation or can trigger ugly scar development.
 
Directions for use: May be applied alone or over the top of Micropore tape
 
NEW SCARS: Plastic surgeons have for many years found that taping new scars using microporous paper tape applied immediately following suture removal has resulted in a reduction in scar width and thickness. The tape applies sufficient pressure required to support the wound and the Scar Repair Forté is applied over the top of the tape, the Serum impregnates the tape and is gradually released onto the scar. PlastReconstr Surg. 1995 Dec;96(7):1715-8.
When applying Scar Repair Forté alone it is recommended that immediately following suture removal one begins massaging with gentle pressure to the scar and surrounding area 2 to 4 times daily, more often for children. Continue daily application until the scar becomes flattened and paler.
 
OLD SCARS: If a scar is flat or stretched and pale (or flattened and darker in an ethnic skin) this indicates a mature scar and there is little that can be done to improve them other than excision and deal with a new scar. One should note that excision of a scar usually leaves one with a slightly larger scar. This must always be discussed with your doctor.
If a scar is pink, purple, raised, itchy and painful this indicates an immature, hypertrophic or keloid scar, and irrespective of how old the scar may be, one can possibly do something about it. If the scar is very raised and keloid and in an area possible for taping then use the same procedure as for new scars applying over the top of the tape 4 times daily. If the scar cannot be taped one should massage the Scar Repair Forté, applying pressure into the scarred area 4 times daily. This should be continued until the scar becomes paler and flatter.
If any old scars are raised and still pink one may benefit from a series of RégimA Peel treatments. (Have scars assessed by a doctor or RégimA Skin Care Professional).
BURNS: Burns must be assessed and treated initially by a doctor. However, once a burn is no longer at risk of infection one may begin to apply Scar Repair Forté to the scarred area 4 times daily to accelerate healing, help prevent hardening and pigmentation of the skin. One may also apply RégimA Laser Repairing Gel over the top of the Scar Repair Forté.
STRETCH MARKS: Stretch marks occur for many reasons and some skins are more susceptible than others. Stretch marks are fine scars caused by tearing in the dermis (living layer of skin). The dermis is where our skin produces collagen and elastin fibres that give it a firmer, younger appearance. The scars occur when skin is stretched to the point of breakdown, like elastic losing elasticity, at which point these tears start to show through the epidermis.
If stretch marks are still pink or purple Scar Repair Forté Complex may help repair the damaged scar tissue as well as prevent further stretching. Obviously the oilier or younger the skin, the more elastic it is and therefore the skin’s response is quicker because it needs less elastic proteins to repair. Therefore the drier and less elastic the skin, the more long-term Anti-Stretch treatment is required.
Stretch marks cannot be eliminated completely. However, it has been seen in clinical practice that one can make them look a lot better and correct early care lessens the impact and helps prevent further damage. Healing plants and special elastin stimulating peptides, work synergistically repairing, helping eliminate the incessant itching associated with stretch mark development, whilst aiding in the prevention process. One must allow 2 to 3 months to see improvement, this varying on age and elasticity factors. Trials have shown that a series of RégimA Peel Treatments to the reddened stretched areas accelerates the healing, repairing process.