The company was accused of fraudulently using a non-approved silicone gel for almost ten years and has now gone out of business.

Depending on scar type, treatment may be invasive (intralesional steroid injections, surgery) and/or conservative (compression therapy, topical silicone gel, brachytherapy, photodynamic therapy).

During the 1960s, soft-tissue fillers of medical-grade silicone gel were introduced to the rhinoplastic surgeons.

There have been more controlled clinical trials performed on the treatment of scars using silicone gel sheets than most other methods.

Silicone gel can be applied to badly burned patients to reduce scarring.