Inflammation Phase 1
- • Chlorhexidine and Dexpanthenol work synergistically to protect against infection.2
- • It is well tolerated by patients.3
Proliferation Phase 2
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Wound healing support:
Dexpanthenol is proven to enhance wound healing.4,5
Bepanthen® Anti-Scar Gel with Massage Device6
Remodeling Phase 3
Silicon based
- • Provides occlusion and reduces TEWL.7
- • Improves appearance of hypertrophic scars.8
Proven moisturizer
- • Dexpanthenol improves skin hydration.9
- • Dexpanthenol increases mobility of lipids in stratum corneum.10
Massage of older scars
- • The massage ball helps break down collagen fibres in scars over 1 month.8
References:
1.Bepanthen Plus Cream Product Information Leaflet. 2.Kramer A et al.
Antimicrobial efficacy of the combination of chlorhexidine digluconate and
dexpanthenol. GMS Hygiene Infect Control 2016;11:1–6. 3.About Chlorhexidine:
Mechanism of Action. Available at
https://www.chlorhexidinefacts.com/mechanism-of-action.html , last accessed on
7th of September 2021. 4.Marquardt Y et al. Characterization of a novel
standardized human three-dimensional skin wound healing model using
non-sequential fractional ultrapulsed CO2 laser treatments. Lasers Surg Med
2015;47:257–65. 5.Wiederholt T et al. Calcium pantothenate modulates gene
expression in proliferating human dermal fibroblasts. Exp Dermatol
2009;18:969–78. 6.Bepanthen AntiScar Gel Product Information Leaflet. 7.Nast A
et al. Scar management: using silicone-based products in primary health care.
Wounds Int 2016;7(4):23–7. 8.Hans Stettler et al. Clinical innovation: Treatment
with an anti-scar gel and massage ball improves physical parameters of
hypertrophic scars. Wounds International 2016 | Vol 7 Issue 3 | ©Wounds
International 2016 | www.woundsinternational.com. 9.Gehring W and Gloor M.
Effect
of topically applied dexpanthenol on
epidermal barrier function and stratum corneum hydration. Results of a human in
vivo study. Arzneimittel-Forschung Drug Research 2000;7:659–63. 10.Björklund S
et al. The effects of polar excipients transcutol and dexpanthenol on molecular
mobility, permeability, and electrical impedance of the skin barrier. Colloid
Interface Sci. 2016 Oct 1;479:207-220.