What do you use to minimize scarring?

Hi Miamilady,

I am using MEDERMA product for my scars. I have some scars on my leg due to mosquitoes bites and after applying for few weeks, I can see the result.
My scar is getting lighter and I believe if I continue using this cream, at last my scars will go fade. Hope so!!

You can simply get this Mederma scar cream at the pharmacy.

I do hear that AloeVera gel will helps too. But I never try it out myself.

Hope your son's face (the scar) will get fade soon.

I use Bio-oil and I've found it very effective, but I think your best bet is to go to a pharmacy and ask them their advice about products. I've just been on vacation to the States and I've found the pharmacists in CVS very knowledgeable and helpful.

...Hi miamilady, Hope you son is okay. There are lot of things advertised on tv, but can't remember any of them. But what I do remember is that someone said that
Aloe Vera cream is very good for scars. I am a believer in natural remedies, so I suggest, if you have no problem with it, I would visit a health food store and ask what would be the best thing you could use to reduce the scarring. I sure they would have very good information, something without too any chemicals. Hope you are able to obtain a solution. Take care.

I just use the Neosporin. I used to use Vitamin E, and mink oil. This is what I was told to use when I was pregnant and got those lovely stretch marks. Now i just use the Neosporin and it works as good if not better. And the mink oil was expensive. I don't remember them having Neosporin when I was pregnant. Oh oh. There I go dating myself again. The dinosaurs were always more than happy to run down to the corner and get me some. No fooling.

hi mismilady neosporin will keep it healing without infection'
but I don't think it does anything for scars, but mederma is
made for fading and removing scars so use the two together'
and you should soon see results.Vitamin E and Aloe are good
for wounds but do nothing for scars.

He has to get used with the idea that he does have a scar.
Good thing he did not loose his eye

Well, it is about health so I really suggest you to go to nearest GP (general practisioner) if you have one, or just simply visit nearest hospital to find out furthermore. YOU HAVE to be very careful when using any kind of medicine, regardless what the brand is, whether it is popular, traditional, well-known or whatever. And it's on the face. I would be very careful with my face.=) I don't want something left on my face.

I swear by the vitamin E. As a child I got burned very badly...caught on fire to be exact. My right leg was scarred from the ankle up above my knee. I was in my teens when someone told me about vitamin E. I was so selfconcious of this scar that I would not wear shorts and if I wore skirts...wore them with dark tights. I got the capsules and each night I faithfully broke open the capsules and spread the oil on the scar. Slowly but surely the scar faded. I grew up and had a child and my scar was not my priority any longer so I stopped spending my money on that adventure. Still...I have to tell you that my scar did shrink. It is about half the size of what it was. I think if I had been diligent and continued, it may have disapeared altogether. also bear in mind that when I started the Vitamin E treatment that my scar was probably about 10 years old at least! I would imagine a fresh wound would respond better to it.

Well heres one that doesnt involve doctors, wont cost you very much and best of all it really works...and its very simple..

Go buy a bottle of vitamin E gel caps....crack the gel caps open and put the gel on the scar...do this every day til the scar is gone or as close to gone as you can get it...it may take several weeks but it does work!

In all honesty, coming from a person that has dealt with abnormal scarring for years and has tried all sorts of products, the only thing that will actually minimize scarring is time. Scars just happen but as long as they are not keloid scars, they will usually fade on their on over time because they lighten. Otherwise, nothing else will work. The fact about Vitamin E is in many people it actually makes scars worse. Google it, you may be surprised.

Secondly, neosporin. I'm not convinced it'll help with scarring simply because I believe they are going with the belief that scarring is caused by infection getting trapped under the skin when wounds heal. Is that the case? Probably not in all cases and the only thing that MAY cause (it hasn't fully be researched and determined yet) is that it could cause raised scarring such as keloids or hypertrophic scars (but those on the otherhand fade on their own).

So, to make sure the scar doesn't get any worse is to make sure he leaves it alone, don't use anything irritating on it and when it starts to heal, make sure he uses sunscreen so the scar doesn't turn a darker color than the rest of his skin.