Scars

LegacyUser

Does anybody knwo of any way to clear scars?

Tanning or some sort of cream?

So far the only idea I have is tattooing over them.
Anybody?

LegacyUser

Bio-oil worked wonders for me and only cost me bought a tenner. Scars improved straight away, you can get it in any chemist.

btw, if ur scars are very deep, they more than likely wont have any pigment in them so tanning won't help disguise them

Chinafoot

friend of mine has a rather large scar on her neck and she used Vitamin E cream to bring it down.

depends on the scars i guess.

Kevin_rc_ie

cosmetic surgery?

I had my arm opened up when I was 18, and the scar isn't noticeable now. The metal plate inside my arm is, however!

Scar was very red at the beginning and could be seen very easily. You could use make-up I assume, but it will fade away probably. That's for these type of scars anyways. Burn scars are a whole different bucket of bananas.

scuba steve

Thers some cream to fade it down slightly but dont know what its called. How long since the operataion? (assuming it was an operation)

doonothing

doubt its operation if its scars and a guest poster.
i hear itamin e capsules which you break and pour over scars work.

Victor

Its not something I've paid much attention to, but I suspect scars are marginally more obvious with a new tan. I have however noticed that its those scars that play peek-a-boo are the most noticed.

Talk to your pharmacist or doctor, they might be able to recommend something.

doonothing wrote:

doubt its operation if its scars and a guest poster.

Lets not judge.

dr.barbie

Cocoa Butter Cream with vitamin E can be very good, ive used it myself,really calms the scar down-but ive heard that Bio-Oil, as already mentioned on this thread is really one of the best treatments.

athena 2000

There's a skin cream in the states called Mederma that sounds a lot like Bio-Oil.
There are also silicone patches to wear over those keloid type raised scars. They work like a band-aid to cover and smooth out the surface of the scar and reduce the redness.

Blub2k4

I suggest that you give a piercing studio a ring as the good ones will be experts in mitigating the effects of scarring.
Try here www.snakebite.ie, they really know what they are doing although they might find your request a little strange I cant see the nice people there not helping.

BizzyC

Do not tan a new scar!
You have to wait until it's fully healed before you can let the sun get to it.
I got one when I was young, and the doctor gave us like factor 150 to put on it on a sunny day. It just stuck to it like a blob of goo, even after rubbing it in....

Victor

You could get laser treatment.

Alternatively if you do get a tan (but not on the scar), use a little fake tan (wow I never thought I hear myself saying "put some noxious chemical on your skin so you can look better" )