Wound Product to Improve Hair Transplant Donor Scar
Q:
Hi Dr. Mohebi,
What do you think about this topical scar gel called Kelo-cote for my hair transplant donor scar?
A:
Kelo-cote® is one of the many topical products that is used along with other methods of wound closure or by itself to improve the alignment of the wound in the early stages of wound healing. Advanced Bio-Technologies, Inc. has developed this wound product, which can maintain the benefits of silicone gel sheets while eliminating the limitations associated with their use.
Kelo-cote® is a topical silicone gel that is used for the management of scars and for the prevention of abnormal scars in the form of hypertrophic scars and keloids. Kelo-cote® is claimed to be beneficial for a variety of scars resulting from trauma, surgery and burns.
Kelo-cote® gel dries to a waterproof sheet that is gas permeable and acts like an extra layer of skin. This wound care product can help to soften and flatten the scar of skin wounds. Although Kelo-cote has been anecdotally reported to be useful for the donor scar from hair transplant surgery, there is little significant data to prove that claim. I personally believe that the maturation and stretching of the scalp wound takes a long time after wound closure and post operative care using this type of wound products may not significantly impact the final appearance of the donor scar.
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