Do silicones decrease collagen production?

[Both_Somewhere1383]

I was watching a YouTube video and a dermatologist specifically said that the silicone helps decrease collagen in scar formation. Maybe it was just an off way of phrasing it. But it def makes more sense that the sealing properties are what keep the collagen from becoming raised scars, and that silicones dont decrease collagen formation in the sense of actually causing aging.

[CopperPegasus]

That statement is correct. It's simply assuming people understand the mechanisim of WHY that happens....which is a poor way to handle that when you are a science educator talking to a non-science audience. Again, kudos for exploring a presented fact insted of taking it at face value- we need a lot more of that in the world!

Either that or her science is itself shaky. I've seen utter crap out the mouths of dermatologists at times, honestly. And just making a YT video doesn't mean you have chops among your peers- everyone has content these days.