Patent ID: 8859618

Claim:
A method for the treatment of wounds to reduce scarring comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising: a cyclic siloxane selected from the group consisting of cyclotetrasiloxane (octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane), cyclopentasiloxane (decamethylcyclopentasiloxane), cyclohexasiloxane (dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane), and mixtures thereof; a poly(dimethylsiloxane) having a viscosity between 100 cSt and 350 cSt; a silicone gel in the form of a dispersion of a silicone elastomer in a silicone oil, wherein the silicone elastomer is selected from the group consisting of polysilicone-11, cetearyl dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, dimethicone/phenyl vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, and dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, and wherein the silicone oil is selected from the group consisting of phenyl trimethicone and phenyl dimethicone; a polymethylsilsesquioxane powder; and a tetra(C 8 -C 24 acyl)ascorbic acid ester or salt thereof; wherein the concentration of the cyclic siloxane is between 55% and 65% by weight of the composition; the concentration of the poly(dimethylsiloxane) is between 3% and 7% by weight of the composition; and the concentration of the silicone gel is between 30% and 40% by weight of the composition.