vitamin E and preventing scarring

vitamin E and preventing scarring - how much to take?

StrictlyInc

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Posted 6/18/2012 7:11 AM (GMT 0)

I'd like to get into a daily regimen for vitamin E, to prevent/reduce scarring from injections, and I'm wondering how much I should take? Any suggestions?

Steve n Dallas

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Posted 6/18/2012 9:02 AM (GMT 0)

What have you read that makes you think it'll help for scaring?

Recommended daily intake:
15 mg/day for age 14 and older

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_E

Daily supplementation of vitamin E does not decrease the risk of prostate cancer and may increase it.

Aimzee

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Posted 6/18/2012 9:25 AM (GMT 0)

I really haven't heard much about Vitamin E. Vitamin D3 seems to be the important vitamin to take from what has been discussed here.

James C.

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Posted 6/18/2012 2:00 PM (GMT 0)

Maybe the scarring you are referring to means surgical and wound scars. Vit E is used as a topical application to a wound or injury to reduce scarring and such. Never heard anything about it and penile scaring from injections.

Tigerfan53

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Posted 6/18/2012 3:02 PM (GMT 0)

Dr. Mulhall says there is no evidence to indicate that injections cause scarring.
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StrictlyInc

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Posted 6/18/2012 10:13 PM (GMT 0)

I am not referring to skin scarring; rather, internal scarring (Peyronie's). Vitamin E helps with that, I have been told.

As for vitamin D, what benefits does it provide?

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