Good or Excellent Response
13%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
Moderate Response
49%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
Side Effects
Low
How to Get It
Have a dermatologist or plastic surgeon? Make an appointment to get this procedure done. Don't have a dermatologist or a plastic surgeon? See The American Academy of Dermatology Physician Database to find a dermatologist or the American Society of Plastic Surgeons to find a plastic surgeon. Topical Treatments are also available over-the-counter.
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September 14, 2007
Product used: Elicina (Original Crema de Caracol Snail Cream)
Cons:
brought out big whelts
i had ver bad cystic acne and tried using holland and barrats de tuinin snail gel and it cleared my spots up in days and thn i tried baba de caracol from e bay and that seemed to be ok kept the spots away and smoothed out the scarring but like all acne sufferers kept looking for something different and found eliciana who sold it to me more(words words words) i bought it and it brought my spots out worse than ever too greasy!!!!!! but then i lokked it up on google and a different Elicina came up same name different pot. (this one looked like the authentic one it had a curly c after its name) tempted to try but worried i will waste my money. this one has a circle around the name is this the one you are all talking about
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August 27, 2007
Product used: Mederma (Advanced Scar Gel)
Pros:
Not that expensive
Cons:
It caused me to get red and itchy. I stopped using Mederma immediately.
NO comment
August 3, 2007
Product used: Elicina (Original Crema de Caracol Snail Cream)
Pros:
it did help fade scars and peel some skin
Cons:
it didnt work as well as advertised on it website, kinda overrated it a decent produce i would use it again, but it not as great as it made out to be
botton is that it is a decent produce but nothing special
June 16, 2007
Product used: MaMa (Lotion)
Pros:
it helps
Cons:
it is not the only solution
my friend and I had both acne scars in our back only, he used it for a month, you gota take my word for it, don't think you are going to be acne free just by using this product, drinking half a glass of water every 30 minutes through out the day will clear acne and scars much better then this, it did not work much for my friend, but drinking lots of water really worked for me.
April 3, 2007
Product used: Mederma (Advanced Scar Gel)
Pros:
none!
Cons:
wow, okay. im 15 and i have a very mild case of acne. the 3 pimples a month that are large kinda thing. but, however, i do tend to pick at pimples and i had about 6 large scars on my forehead. i bought mederma and guess what?! I now have severe acne!
THANKS MEDERMA FOR TOTALLY SCREWING UP MY ALMOST GREAT FACE! wow...it works for some people? just ask a pharmacist about it and they'll tell you if it'll work for you. my skin is sensetive...maybe thats why. I dunno...
January 21, 2007
Product used: Mederma (Advanced Scar Gel)
Pros:
not sure if it works. been using for about two months about 3-7 times a day (more on weekends when im not in class).
Cons:
very expensive at around 25 bucks a bottle. leaves a filmy residue on your face. a lot of people complain about the smell, but frankly i nor any of my friends have noticed it. they do make fun of me when they see the dried film on my face.
expensive, "your mileage may vary", slow acting, causes itching, leaves filmy residue. neosporin may be a better alternative depending on the application. seems that everyone swears by this stuff, but i personally havent seen the merits of this product. nonetheless, ill continue to use it until the bottle runs out. might as well since i spent so much money on it. ive gotten used to the itch and its kinda theruputic at this point...
November 30, 2006
Product used: MaMa (Lotion)
Pros:
Overall, when drying got manageable (by day 5 or so, at 1x a week) skin looked smooth and fresh
Cons:
Caused me to have numerous huge cystic acne that I'm still trying to get rid of months later, little white bumps all over where I didn't have acne ever before (cheeks and forehead), incredibly dry flaking skin for days after treating
Inititally INCREDIBLY dry skin that flaked no matter how much or which moisturizer I used. Used 1x a week, by day 5 my skin wasn't flaky, but by day 2 after treating had huge eruptions on jaw (which I'd had before) and new cystic acne in places on my face I'd never had before. I thought it was purging and stuck with it for months, but the more often I used it the more I broke out, until my mild acne was worse than it's ever been in my life. I bought it as a promo from another web site, and was supposed to submit before and after pix and never sent after pix even to get my money reimbursed because I was so embarrassed about how bad my skin looked. I made the mistake of trying it with a few other new products, and since people RAVED about thsi stuff, I initialy blamed the new acne on the other products, and months later after stopping the others, realized this stuff was the cause.
Pros:
left skin soft