Home / Clinical solutions / Scar management
REGENERATIVE & THERAPEUTIC
Scar management
Scar outcome is determined largely in the first months after wound closure. Consistent, early management — hydration, occlusion and mechanical tension control — remains the most reliable non-invasive way to influence how a scar matures.
How scars mature
After closure, collagen is laid down and progressively remodelled over roughly 12 months. Where that process is prolonged or disordered, the result is a hypertrophic or keloid scar: raised, firm, often itchy or painful, and slower to fade.
​
Two modifiable factors dominate: hydration of the stratum corneum, which moderates fibroblast signalling, and mechanical tension across the wound, which stimulates further collagen deposition.
Silicone therapy and tension control
Silicone gel sheets and gels occlude the scar and maintain hydration, and are recommended in international scar-management guidance as a first-line non-invasive option for both prevention and treatment. Therapy needs to be worn consistently — typically many hours a day over months — to be effective.
​
Tension control matters just as much. In cleft lip repair, taping systems apply sustained approximation across the repair to reduce tension on the closure while the scar matures, and the same principle applies to any closure under load.
Starting therapy
Therapy usually begins once the wound is fully closed and dry, and continues for two to three months at minimum, longer for scars that remain active. Patient education is the main determinant of adherence, so product comfort and simplicity are clinically relevant.
TALK TO OUR TEAM
We support clinicians and procurement teams across Australia and New Zealand with product information, trials, training and pricing.
FURTHER READING
OTHER SOLUTIONS
Common questions
TECHNOLOGIES WE SUPPLY FOR THIS
Each product is supported locally with training, clinical support and regulatory sponsorship in Australia and New Zealand.
DynaCleft
Southmedic
​
Pre-surgical cleft lip approximation