Silicone scar sheet
Silicone scar sheets are a type of treatment used to prevent the formation of new scars and to reduce the appearance of existing scars. The scar sheet is lined on one side with silicone gel. The other side is often lined with a smooth fabric or a transparent film. The treatment of scars has been of great interest to plastic surgeons, hospitals, and burn centers for many years.
Effectiveness
The effectiveness and safety of silicone sheet technology for the treatment and prevention of scars is supported by a number of clinical studies.[1] There have been more controlled clinical trials performed on the treatment of scars using silicone gel sheets than most other methods.[2]
A meta-study published in the Cochrane Library concluded that it is unclear whether silicon gel sheeting helps prevent scarring.[3] It found that many of the studies advocating their use were of poor quality and susceptible to bias.