Is Bio-oil Effective In Treating Acne Scars?

Posted on Tue, 14 Feb 2017

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Tue, 14 Feb 2017 Answered on

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Question : Please divert my question to Dr. Kakkar S from XXXXXXX as he has answered my queries previously.

Hello SIr can you please let me know if bio-oil works well on stretched acne fine line marks? Or is there any other you may be able to suggest ?

Thanks

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Options for dermal atrophic scars and stretch marks

Detailed Answer:
Hello.thank you for your query.

I would suggest you to use either Revize cream (contains 0.02% tretinoin) or Retino -A 0.025% cream (also contains tretinoin), once daily at night instead of bio-oil. Tretinoin helps to rebuild and remodell collagen which improves the scars.
Otherwise for acne scars or stretch marks either Resurfacing CO 2 Laser or Microneedling would also be good options.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 hour later)

Hello Sir,

Will it be fine to use Retino A .05 % and cream or gel base should be preferred?

Thanks

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (14 hours later)

Brief Answer:
tretinoin

Detailed Answer:
Hello.

Yes. You may use Retino A 0.05% cream once daily at night.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (10 hours later)

Helo Sir

Thanks for your swift response.

Few weeks back you had suggested zimig cream for skin rashes around the thigh areas.

As i noticed it does smoothen out skin well so on the similar lines just wanted to know if it can work well on the acne scars too to smoothen out the skin though i do understand that skin types are different when it comes to face and other areas o fthe body and the purpose the medicine serves are different.

But just wanted to clarify if Zimig can wok well for acne scars just to smoothen them ?

Many Thanks !

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (15 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Regarding acne scars

Detailed Answer:
Hello.

No. Zimig (terbinafine 1%) is not for acne scars. It won't improve ane scars.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar