I had surgery on my neck and it left a large scar that was very visable and the doctor told me that the best way to reduce scarring is for the wound to heal up slowly. Keep it moist with Neosporin (or I guess any anti-bacterial will work). He also said to keep it covered and not to dry the wound out in the open air. The slower the wound heals up the less scarring there is.
I believe that once scar tissue has formed there is no alternative other than surgery to remove deep scars (like stretch marks) even though there are about a million products that claim to do it and another million home remedies, like using coca butter which is basically just keeping the wound moist but why not use an anti-bacterial to reduce chances of infection which I am sure would lead to deeper scars.
Time and the sun will fade scars also. I have about a million of them on my hands and arms from my clumsiness!
MEDERMA!!!!!
I tore my shin down to the bone (sorry if tmi)
and the scar went from being deep purple to skin-toned, and you can only see a slight dip on my leg if you look from the side. It takes about 2 months of putting it on in the morning and the evening, but it does work well.
I have always hear that vitamin e oil is the best. In fact they have one for scars. It works great!
That's right, Vitamin E is great for scars. Your skin loves the stuff. Retinol is also wonderful, but it's also very potent, and a lot of women use it improperly and end up with a retinol "burn" (sounds worse than what it is... with care, it goes away after a week or so).
scars.. the best way to get rid of them????
I'm going to be trying them all!!!!
