Contractubex® gel, 100 g

Contractubex® Gel

Contractubex® Gel actively supports the healing process of your scar.The active ingredients onion extract (Extractum cepae), heparin and allantoin penetrate deep into the scar tissue and help reduce scar formation with regular use.The result is an almost invisible scar.

Once the wound is closed and any stitches have been removed, you can generally begin using the scar gel.Starting treatment early can have a positive effect on scar development and prevent excessive scar tissue.The first visible successes can be achieved after just a few weeks of using Contractubex® Gel:

Excess scar tissue is prevented, redness fades, swelling, tightness and itching decrease, and the scar tissue becomes more elastic and flatter.Contractubex® scar gel can also be used on older scars to achieve a more even appearance.Your scar may become paler, flatter and more elastic with regular use.

No prescription is required for this product.

Area of application

Contractubex Gel is used for movement-restricting, enlarged (hypertrophic), bulging (keloid-shaped) and visually disturbing scars after operations, amputations, burns and accidents.It is also suitable for joint stiffness (contractures), such as Dupuytren's contracture, as well as for (traumatic) tendon contractures and scar shrinkage (atrophic scars) caused by injury.

Mode of action

Contractubex® Gel uses a combination of three different active ingredients to best support the skin in healing after injuries and to counteract noticeable scarring.

Extractum cepae (onion extract) has a decongestant and bactericidal effect.It prevents bacteria from entering the wound or scar and prevents possible inflammation.In addition, onion extract ensures that no bulging scar tissue forms and instead the scar remains smooth and inconspicuous.

Heparin has an anti-inflammatory effect and has a moisturizing effect.This loosens the tissue structure of the scar and promotes water retention in the scar tissue.Even with older and hardened scars with an extreme lack of water, blood circulation in the scar tissue is promoted.

Allantoin ensures that the other two active ingredients are better absorbed by the skin.It acts as a messenger and transports both heparin and onion extract into the deeper layers of the skin where they are needed.Allantoin also promotes wound healing and has an anti-irritation effect, which makes any itching from the scar more bearable or even makes it disappear completely.

Active ingredients / ingredients / ingredients

Contractubex Gel contains the following active ingredients:

100 mg onion extract, 0.4 mg heparin, sodium salt, 50 IE heparin, 10 mg allantoin.It also contains the additives odor corrector, macrogol 200, purified water, xanthan gum, methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and sorbic acid.

Contraindications

If you are known to be hypersensitive to any of the above ingredients, the product should not be used.

Dosage

Depending on the severity of the scar, Contractubex Gel is applied to the scar two to three times a day for a period of three to six months and gently massaged into the scar tissue.

Patient information

No special caution is required when using the drug.No special precautions are necessary when it comes to driving and using machines.

Pregnancy

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using this medicine.The safety during pregnancy and breastfeeding has not been adequately studied.The use of Contractubex® is not recommended for pregnant and breastfeeding women.

Notes

Itching occasionally observed during treatment with the medication is an expression of the tissue remodeling of the scar.It is usually not necessary to stop treatment for this reason.

Contractubex Gel contains sorbic acid and methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate.Please do not use this medicine after the expiry date stated on the pack or outer packaging.The expiry date refers to the last day of the specified month.