9 Best Cream For Removing Scars On Face | Silicone That Stays Put

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The 1 oz tube that quietly handles keloids — bumps that most gels simply sit on top of.

Keloids are the raised, thickened scars that push up above the skin surface, and they are the toughest category on this list. This one is built entirely around them: 100% medical-grade silicone, a lightweight texture that does not leave an oily film, and a formulation the maker claims can soften and flatten new scars within about 8 weeks, with older scars showing improvement over 3 to 6 months. That timeline is worth reading twice, because it tells you this is a marathon product, not a fortnight fix. The reviews carry it — a buyer after abdominoplasty and breast surgery, worried about keloid formation, applied it twice daily for three weeks and reported long scars lightened and flattened.

Where it wins against a premium option like the Rejuvaskin is the size-to-price math. You get a full 1 oz tube here, while Xeragel gives you 10g for more money — a meaningful difference in how many weeks of twice-daily use each tube covers. Its gentle, non-greasy texture also makes it easy to apply on facial skin without heavy residue, which matters if you wear makeup over it during the day. It is cleared for use on adults and children alike, and the silicone layer rests lightly enough on the surface that it does not feel like a paste.

The realistic ceiling here is old, hardened keloid scars. The maker’s own guidance caps the “new scars” timeline at about 8 weeks and stretches older ones to 3-6 months. If your keloid is years old and heavily raised rather than a recent post-surgical bump, set expectations accordingly and treat this as an ongoing routine rather than a short course.

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The most product per tube here — and the one you can pump without thinking twice.

If you have ever squeezed a tiny scar tube dry in ten days, the Rvlaim’s 1.65 oz output is the whole pitch. That is roughly three times the volume of the NewGel+ UV tube, and it comes with a pump applicator that keeps your fingers off the gel and fusses nothing. The formula itself is a breathable silicone gel designed to leave a breathable moisture barrier on the surface and to soften the look of raised, thickened scratches with consistent daily use. It is also explicitly intended for the face and neck, so it does not overthink the neckline.

The proof that the daily routine pays off lives in the long-term reports. A buyer after knee surgery applied it twice daily for six weeks, at ten and a half weeks post-op, and reported the top 1.5 inches of the scar had noticeably receded — protective flexible silicone is what they credited for the difference. That is a leg working constantly, which is a harder test than a facial scar. It is fragrance-free, absorbs fast, and dries without the sticky residue that makes some silicone gels annoying to wear all day. At 2.89 ounces shipping, the tube is the heaviest here — you can feel the difference the moment you pick it up.

The one honest caveat: this is a texture-first formula, and a small handful of buyers have found results on stubborn scars slower than hoped for the price. If your scar is a years-old keloid rather than a fresher surgical line, pick a formula engineered around softening raised tissue specifically. For most facial users working a fresh-to-moderate scar, the pump bottle and generous size make this the easiest one to live with long term.

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The one that has been on scar-duty since before silicone gels were a category.

Mederma’s pitch is different from everything else on this list: instead of a silicone barrier, it uses Cepalin botanical extract, the formula designed to penetrate into the skin and support moisture retention and collagen production. The triple-action name covers those three jobs — moisture, collagen support, and a built-in SPF 30 to protect the scar from the UV exposure that darkens it over time. It is the only pick here from a brand describing itself as the number one doctor and pharmacist recommended scar care brand. It is also HSA and FSA eligible, which matters if you have a flexible spending account sitting dormant.

What earns this spot is that it works on scars other formulas rarely touch — the long-term, brown, discolored ones that everyone assumes are permanent. A buyer with a twenty-year-old brown scar on the front of their leg used it daily and reported it faded by about 97 percent. Others recovering from knee replacement found the cream reduced scar severity after four weeks of two-to-three-times-daily application, and several said the non-greasy, lightweight texture disappears within a minute of applying. Its “old and new scar” claim is backed by clinical data on both acne-, burn-, surgery-, and injury-caused scars, so it does not ask you to guess whether your scar type is included.

The real constraint is the application schedule. Mederma asks for at least three daily applications, with eight weeks on new scars and three to six months on existing ones, plus reapplication every two hours in direct sunlight. If your day is full enough that three applications is unrealistic, that is the honest reason to choose a once-or-twice-daily silicone product instead. The 40g tube is also on the smaller end for a three-times-daily routine on a wide area.

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A 10g tube built for the scars silicone sheets cannot reach — under-eye, jaw, neck.

Xeragel exists for the spots where a silicone sheet is impractical: the curve of a jaw, the thin skin under an eye, the side of a nose. Its 100% silicone gel dries down to a transparent, fragrance-free layer that blends with all skin tones, which is why it is specifically pitched for visible areas (face, neck, hands, elbows) rather than a hidden scar on a torso. The maker claims each 10g tube lasts up to 30 days for a 3 to 4-inch scar, which is the single most useful sizing benchmark on this entire list — it lets you price a tube against a 3-4 inch treatment area and know exactly how many weeks you are buying.

The most compelling evidence is a buyer who watched their wounds behave in real time. After a nose piercing hypertrophic scar worsened under saline and chamomile treatment until the stud fully covered the spot, this buyer switched to a larger stud plus pure silicone gel — and the scar was nearly gone in days. Another buyer applied it 2 days after cyst-removal surgery on a 3-inch scar as recommended by their doctor and saw it already improving, noting it felt less greasy than Vaseline. Users do flag one real texture quirk: it can feel sticky on first application, though it stays put over a scar under the eye without shifting.

The main honest caveat is the tube economics. 10g runs dry quickly on larger treatment areas, and the small size is the reason some buyers feel it is pricey for what you get. Two buyers mentioned seeing no change from a full tube on surgical scars. If your treatment area is larger than a few inches, the Rvlaim at 1.65 oz gives you far more product — nearly nine times over — and the Rvlaim’s non-sticky formula absorbs without the shine. For a small under-eye or jawline scar, however, this tiny tube covers the exact spot other formats cannot reach.

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A 2 oz jar built around men’s acne, shaving, and ingrown-hair scars rather than surgical lines.

Buyer reports zero in on areas where traditional silicone treatments do not fit cleanly. Someone with twenty-year-old acne scars on their temples saw them look less deep after ten days of nightly use, with no odor and no irritation — subtle progress on a decades-old mark. Another used it on ingrown-hair scars and watched purple dots under the skin become barely visible after roughly two weeks. A third, using it nightly for twelve days on oily, acne-prone skin with scarring and dark spots, saw the spots become less pronounced and found it doubled as good overnight moisture. That is the actual job this cream does: it sits in the same jar as your night routine, not in a separate scar regimen.

Two honest notes. The 2 oz jar is one of the larger options here, but the brand’s premium positioning means value-for-money feedback is mixed — worth considering if budget is the priority. And it is a men’s-specific formula, which is a label, not a functional limit; the vitamin C and MSM inside it work on any skin. It also relies on brightening ingredients rather than the silicone barrier that scar specialists reach for first, so for raised surgical scars this is not the right tool.

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The 97% liquid silicone formula that also carries vitamin C to brighten what silicone alone cannot.

Most silicone gels stop at softening. This one goes after discoloration too. At 97% liquid silicone it sits at one of the highest silicone concentrations on this list, and the maker pairs that with vitamin C, squalane, and emu oil to brighten dark pigmentation and speed fading of redness. Silent targets are specified — hypertrophic scars, keloids, surgical scars, burns, acne scars, and pediatric scars — and it is hypoallergenic, free of fragrances and parabens, and non-comedogenic, so it is cleared for the face and for kids. It is also one of the only options on this list that specifically mentions easing the itch and discomfort that healing scars produce.

The performance reports skew heavily toward dramatic long-term wins. A buyer using it on a 33-year-old, wide, deep lip scar from mole removal saw noticeable improvement from day one, and continued to see the scar evening out and shrinking daily from a very small amount per application. Another lightened two newer scars significantly and improved a scar that was already 10 months old, using it at a dermatologist’s recommendation post-surgery. Together that makes it the strongest evidence in this lineup that age of scar is not necessarily a barrier.

The chief limitation is bottle size. At 30ml the quantity runs out quickly at the twice-daily frequency these treatments need, and more than one buyer wishes the bottle were larger. One buyer treating a five-year-old shoulder-to-wrist surgical scar saw no improvement at all. If your treatment area is measured in inches rather than centimetres, the 1.65 oz Rvlaim gives you substantially more product per purchase. As a targeted facial or small-area gel, though, this is among the most concentrated silicone options you can put on a days-old scar — and it clearly handles discoloration in a way pure silicone gels do not.

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The one built around growth factors — and sized specifically for a small facial biopsy or Mohs scar.

Skinuva is the outlier here because it is not a silicone cream. Its formula is built on selective growth factors, which the maker claims are unique to this product on the market and which the brand says can reduce the appearance of scars by up to 70 percent. The supporting cast includes hyaluronic acid, aloe, centella asiatica, vitamin C, and silicone cream — so silicone is present, but it is part of a broader formula rather than the whole story. It was developed by a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon and a team of scientists and clinicians, and the 0.5 oz size is deliberately targeted at small scars less than 1 inch across.

The use cases here are specific and clinical: small biopsies, Mohs surgery, skin cancer excisions, arthroscopic incisions, and laparoscopic incisions. Buyers who have used it tend to have physician referrals behind them — one had it recommended by their plastic surgeon after surgery and called it a standout for their scars. Another used it daily for five months post-surgery with great results and paired it with a separate brightening cream. The most striking report comes from a buyer whose three-year-old, half-inch-deep shingles scar on the forehead almost completely disappeared after six months of use, with continued use to finish the job.

Two caveats are worth stating clearly. The 0.5 oz jar runs out fast on twice-daily use, so it is a poor fit for scars larger than an inch — if your scar is medium-sized, the 1 oz version is the format you actually want. And because the formula is more chemically involved than plain silicone, skin sensitivity matters: the review pages carry a reader who broke out in hives within two days and one whose eyes stung when applied post-op near the eye area after blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery). If you are prone to reactions or applying near the eye, patch-test first.

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The 1 oz growth-factor jar sized for real surgical lines, not just biopsy dots.

Where its smaller sibling targets scars under an inch, this jar stretches to cover medium scars from one to six inches — eyelid surgery, breast augmentation, podiatry and foot, C-sections, and hernia surgery. The formula underneath is the same physician-developed foundation built around selective growth factors, hyaluronic acid, aloe, centella asiatica, vitamin C, and silicone cream, again with the maker’s claim of reducing scar appearance by up to 70 percent. What changes between the two Skinuva sizes is the target scar length, and that is the deciding question: are you treating a biopsy dot or a C-section line.

The review pattern here is consistently physician-driven. One buyer had it recommended by their physician after surgery and reported scars diminished and looking great. Another used it five months daily post-surgery with strong results. Several called it the most effective product they had tried, with one wishing they had found it sooner after their surgery — and another noting that even used sparingly twice daily as directed, the amount of product stretched further than the jar size suggested. For a silicone cream listed at the top of the pricing range here, that efficiency is meaningful.

The honest cautions are real. Value-for-money opinions are mixed — some find it good value at sparse application, others find it expensive. Duration is also split: one reviewer noted it lasting all day, another saw results worsen after a month of use. And it is not universally tolerated — a small number of buyers reported skin irritation, including one two-day hive reaction that required medical attention, and one whose eyes stung when the cream was applied after blepharoplasty. Patch-test on your inner arm before committing to a two-times-daily, three-to-six-month routine.