How does sillicone reduce scarring?

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The vast majority of scar treatments (like gels or tapes) are silicone. But how does silicone work on the skin? Especially in a tape/sheet form when it’s not absorbing into the skin.

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It just seals the top layer of the skin and prevents moisture from evaporating. That keeps the epidermis cells alive longer and they can divide and repair the scar a bit more. Rinse and repeat and you get prolonged healing, which should, in some cases, results in a better scar repair.