Anyone heard of Serrapeptase for scar healing?

[Acrobaz]

Hello all

 

I went into my local health foods shop today to buy some Vitamin E oil as recommended by various posters on this site. When I told the assistant it was to assist with post-surgical scar recovery (which, naturally enough, she said it was excellent at), she also recommended a pill called "Serrapeptase". She said it was used in a variety of contexts but was known to break down scar tissue. It is a proteolytic enzyme, but don't let that fool you into thinking I have the slightest idea what I am talking about.

 

The following wiki article on it has been recommended for a check on its neutrality as it sounds like a commercial plug:

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

 

This website says that it is not FDA approved:

http://www.serrapeptase.org

 

Lastly this one mentions scar recovery:

http://www.regenerativenutriti...om/content.asp?id=55

 

Anyone else heard of serrapeptase or have any views on its efficacy? At ??17 for a bottle of 90 tablets, I'd like to know if it's got a decent reputation.

 

Many thanks.

[Dr. William Lindsey]

There is no substitute for a tension free 2 layer closure followed by either vitamin E, mederma, or simple scalp massage, whether the scar is on the donor region or the central face.

 

Dr. Lindsey McLean VA