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Elicina Cream in Scar Therapy 
Elicina Cream is a natural treatment to prevent and reverse all types of scars, including
of course, acne scarring! A scar, or cicatrix in medical terminology, is
a mark left in the skin by the healing of a wound, burn or surgical incision
in which the normal functional tissue (skin) is replaced by connective
tissue (scar). Elicina Cream has shown itself to be helpful in some scar therapy
General Wound Healing Process
The wound healing process is comprised of three overlapping phases: inflammation, proliferation and maturation. During the inflammatory phase, blood vessels contract and red
blood cells clot the wound while white blood cells collect in the wound to
fight infection. First, cells known as phagocytes swarm to the damaged area
in an effort to clean up any contaminants and protect the site from
infection. Then, during the proliferate phase, special skin cells migrate
into the wound beneath the crust (scab) and grow. Granulation tissue fills
the wound and new capillaries form to ensure a blood supply to the new
tissue, giving the tissue its red colour and granular texture. The wound
begins to contract and the granulation tissue is soon covered with a layer
of epithelial tissue (new skin cells), pulling the sides of the wound
together. During the maturation phase, also known as the remodelling phase,
new collagen is formed to create a scar. The wound slowly regains strength
as the scar reaches its final size and shape. Scar maturation usually takes
at least a year. A scar is only about 80% as strong as the original skin.
Collagen is a fibrous protein, which gives the new scar its characteristic
bumpy look. With recovery, the collagen is broken down and the scar flattens
and shrinks. Collagen and scarring are the glue by which the human body
heals wounds.
Female 20 years old when she was included
Photo 1: Sept. 27, 1999: hyaline scar, thickened and soft
Photo 2: Jan 14, 2000: soft, flat scar, similar colour compared to normal skin without any additional treatment, except Elicina
Without the formation of deep scars, almost all skin wounds would split
apart. Gland or surface tissue has little or no binding capability; therefore, scar tissue is important to all skin-surgery results. When sewing or closing wounds, most surgeons prefer to create a deep, hidden, strong scar for permanent binding because the deep scar takes the pressure off the surface tissues. The surface scar can then be minimized by proper tension
and stitch techniques. Any surgery or wounding of the skin results in some scar formation. The key to good surgical results is how easily the final scar can be seen or how well it is hidden in pre-existing wrinkle lines or natural anatomy lines.
Etiology
After a large, deep wound has occurred to the skin, both skin cells and connective tissue cells (fibroblasts) begin multiplying to repair the damage. The fibroblasts form a framework upon which the skin cells can migrate into and fill in the wound. It is the balance between the rate of replication of fibroblasts versus skin cells hat is important here. If the fibroblasts replicate too quickly, they can form a dense network that is not as easily penetrated by the skin cells and that results in a large scar. If the skin cells keep up with the fibroblasts, then little scar tissue is formed and the skin has a more normal appearance after the wound has healed. Here is where the snail secretion plays an important role, for the allantoin it contains has been termed a cell proliferant, an epithelization stimulant, because it speeds up
the formation of new cells.
Treatment.
What can be done to minimize scar formation? In order for a wound to heal properly several ingredients are needed. First of all, the body needs protein to make new tissue. The snail secretion is made up of such proteins: Allantoin, which helps the body regenerate skin cells, Collagen and Elastin which are necessary components of your connective tissue. What is unique about the proteins in the snail secretions is their high bio-availabilty, allowing them to work rapidly for minimizing scar tissue formation as well as reversing existing scar tissue.
Secondly, besides protein, your skin needs adequate levels of certain vitamins to repair damaged tissue, thus it is not surprising to learn that these are also contained in snail secretions: vitamin A, vitamin C & vitamin E. Not to mention again the natural antibiotics that help prevent the spread of infection within connective tissues.
All the active ingredients in the snail secretion and of course in ELICINA® CREAM are natural, and naturally the results in helping the body to heal speak for themselves, unlike harsh chemical and physical processing typically used to produce most protein supplements, which unfortunately denatures (destroys) the natural configuration of proteins and produces a product that is not completely absorbed and utilized by the human body. The topical application on your skin of ELICINA® seems to be a potent message to your body, telling it it's being properly taken care of and does not need to over-react, forming those sometimes abnormally thick scar tissues called keloids or hypertrophic scarring. In a nutshell: ELICINA® helps your skin regenerate itself! And it is also anti-microbial, thereby helping to prevent skin infections. There is nothing like it! And you can use it to treat a wide variety of skin problems - wounds, burns, sunburns, rashes, cracked and dry skin. It works great on post-surgical scars. It has been used on age lines, age spots, abrasions, acne, athlete's foot, boils, chilblains, diabetic sores, nappy rash, infected nails, insect bites/stings, skin allergies, skin ulcers and stretch marks with incredible results. It is excellent for helping the skin to repair itself. Wounds heal with minimal scarring. It also helps shrink old scars.
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