Development of Silicone Gel Insulator Composed of Coil Spring and Silicone Gel.

Silicone Gel Breast Implants

Biological effects of silicone gel sheeting.

Since silicone gels were first used in the treatment of hypertrophic scars (HS) and keloids (K) they have proved useful and safe. Depending on the specific investigation, the application of silicone gels showed improvements in redness, itching, texture and thickness of HS and K in 60% to 100% of cases. Generally, texture was the first scar characteristic to change, followed by color and height....

Prevention of Postsurgical Scars: Comparsion of Efficacy and Convenience between Silicone Gel Sheet and Topical Silicone Gel

To date, few studies have compared the effectiveness of topical silicone gels versus that of silicone gel sheets in preventing scars. In this prospective study, we compared the efficacy and the convenience of use of the 2 products. We enrolled 30 patients who had undergone a surgical procedure 2 weeks to 3 months before joining the study. These participants were randomly assigned to 2 treatment...

Silicone Gel Bleed on Breast Implants

Silicone is a polymer widely used for medical purposes, including breast implants. The aim of this work is to verify the occurrence of silicone gel diffusion through the lining membrane (bleed) of gel breast implants with smooth, textured, and polyurethane foam coated surfaces, sterilized by dry heat and ethylene oxide. The results enable us to conclude that there is significant difference for ...

The Healing Effect of Silicone Gel on Sciatic Nerve Injuries in Experimental Rat

BACKGROUND Peripheral nerve repair is often complicated by fibroblastic scar formation, nerve dysfunction, and traumatic neuroma formation. Use of silicone may improve outcomes of these repairs. In this study, we tried to evaluate effectiveness of silicone gel on rats’ sciatic nerve repair, axon regeneration and scar formation around and in the nervous tissues. METHODS This experimental stud...