Mepitac 298300 Soft Silicone Tape, 2 cm x 3 /0.8 in x 3.3 yd

A must have after any surgery! I used this after breast surgery, and it worked amazingly! I followed my doctors instructions of weekly use w/ one day off the skin and I don’t have raised scarring at all! It’s easy, perfect level of stickiness to adhere to your skin, and didn’t cause any irritation! Again, an absolute must after any surgery, which could produce a scar onto the skin!

This is the best stuff to use if you have to tape an incision! It does not hurt to peel off. My skin is very sensitive but this tape is gold and does not hurt! Highly recommend!

This stuff works great! After reading the reviews for scar away and seeing this product in the recommendation bar, I decided to take a chance on this tape. After a breast augmentation and tummy tuck my surgeon gave me scar away sheets. I decided to put the scar away on my tummy scars and the mepitac on my breast scars. The mepitac tape is much thinner but sill has a layer of silicone. The mepitac tape also sticks better and is easier to cut to size since it comes on a roll. One box of scar away barely covered my tummy scars but I still have a significant amount of mepitac left on the roll at half the price. The mepitac stayed on and didn't fail through scar and implant massage for 2 days while the scar away rolled up and kept coming off or sticking to my clothing. I read all of the instructions and ended up using medical tape to stick the scar away in place. Today before my shower I took off both tapes and lined them up on the counter as many reviewers had recommended. I even used water to rinse off any gross stuff from the silicone sticky surface and left it to dry while I showered. After the shower the tape stuck right back on no problem. I used a cotton ball to smooth it down and remove any excess moisture left over from rinsing it. The scar away tape had to be taped down at the seams with medical tape because I didn't have the same faith it would stay put after two days of pushing it down. The biggest difference was in my scars! The scars under the scar away tape looked unchanged after two days while the scars under the mepitac tape were visibly flattened! I used no oil or scar treatment cream other then a very thin layer of polysporin. I'm 14 days post op so my scars are very new! This was all I needed to know to buy two more rolls of mepitac and know it will be great for the rest of my recovery. I can't wait to show my surgeon the difference in both scars at my appointment in a few days. Highly recommend this product!

This is the best option for using silicone to help wound healing! I am highly prone to skin cancers and have had many removed. My dermatologist recommended that I purchase a silicone gel (that he has for sale in his office) but the gel was very expensive. I told the doctor that I can't afford the gel. So I came home and went online to see if I could find the silicone gel at a lower price. Alas, I could not. It's all unaffordable for me. I was reading a review for one of the expensive gels and, very fortunately, one reviewer wrote: "I like the tape better than any of the gels." I thought to myself, "What tape?" So I searched for silicone tape and found THIS product at 1/4 the cost of my dermatologist pricey gel! I was a little miffed that my dermatologist did NOT tell me about the silicone tape when I informed him that I can not afford the gel. He should have told me about the tape! If he really cared about the 6 sutures on my nose healing really well, and not chiefly concerned with making money off his expensive gel, he would have told me about the silicone tape. Using this tape, the 6 sutures on the side of my nose healed completely! There is NO TRACE of any surgery there! It's rather miraculous, to me, how terrifically this tape helps wounds to heal completely! One more thing. The silicone gel does not offer the same level of sun protection as this tape does. The tape blocks the sun 100%, making for better would healing on areas exposed to the sun such as the face. And even at $16.00, the profit on this product is very high. It doesn't cost much to make silicone tape! You'll pay through the nose for silicone gel and if vanity is that important to you, go for the silicone gel. But for optimal would healing at a lower cost, go with this tape. Excellent product! Excellent seller!

was terrific for minimizing the pucker that scars often form or raised areas.

I've been using this tape for three weeks on a 15 year old keloid scar on my upper chest. I didn't have high expectations, but I've seen some noticeable improvement! My scar is softer and smoother and somewhat lighter in color. There has even been a little bit of flattening though I imagine it would take a LONG time to completely flatten a keloid like mine. The tape holds up really well. I wear it all the time with the exception of swimming, showering, and exercise. I HAVE worn it during those activities, but have found that it lasts longer when I don't. Also, it makes my scar itchy when it gets wet. Otherwise, it's very comfortable and non-irritating and I often forget I'm wearing it. It has lasted me an average of 7 days. I think this would work really well for a newer surgical scar. I don't think it will provide optimal results for keloids by itself (with the exception of maybe very small ones). Keloids are notoriously difficult to treat and tend to reoccur. I've only been using this for a short time, but I think it's likely that the improvements I've seen may not last if I were to stop the therapy. However, I think this could be a useful product when used alongside a more aggressive therapy like steroid injections and laser. I've not had injections but plan to start them in a couple of months. I can see myself still using this tape in between those treatments, especially when the scar is no longer raised--this stuff can work as protection and cover up for redness. And it may also help keep the scar flatter longer. Who knows? That being said, this tape is affordable and the results I've seen so far have made it a worthwhile purchase for me so I would recommend it for keloids. It definitely won't hurt! It's not a miracle worker, but it does have some positive effects.

Had surgery on my face, shoulder and scalp. This tape is incredible at protecting the scars as they heal. It stays on at the gym, through daily activities and then is easily removed without any adhesive irritation. Magical! Love it! I have not yet reused, reapplied the tape, as I am pretty rough on its daily wear and tear, but confident that if I needed to, it would hold up based on its current performance.

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