Suggestions on preventing nasty scars.
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Apr 30, 2014
Mariana E.
I actually think I'm getting more than I'm giving to this amazing community. lol!
So, I'm ready to take some more. I was wondering I you guys know of must-do's or must-haves when talking about a wound in the healing process.
I just got a surgery and they made a cut right under my nose. The cut and the stitches are bot as fresh as day one.
I'm started to get a (not very elegant) crust, but I'm pretty clueless about what I could do to deal with it in the best way possible to avoid a very notorious scar.
Is there a product I should be using or something I should be avoiding?
Apr 30, 2014
Mariana E.
*not (bot! Wtf!)
Apr 30, 2014
Kay C.
Hi! I would say keep it clean and neosporin but maybe someone else has a better choice for you...but either way my blessings to you for a speedy recovery :)
Apr 30, 2014
M G.
Use vitamin e for scars.
Apr 30, 2014
Mariana E.
Thanks Kay! @MG, should I take it? Or apply it in my skin? When I said clueless, I wasn't kidding lol!
Apr 30, 2014
M G.
Apply is to the skin. Get the vitamin E oil
Apr 30, 2014
Emily H.
Mederma works great! I used it for shingle scars.
Apr 30, 2014
Yaya B.
Wow great thread...I have a air bag burn on my left forearm... itds healing but I think it might leave a scar.
Apr 30, 2014
Nadia B.
Avoid alcohol and chemical product. Use natural oil, and like MG says vitamin E oil is good for scars and aloe Vera as well
Apr 30, 2014
Shelley W.
Whatever you do...do not remove the crust!! Under that crust is healthy new skin developing and if you remove it prematurely you could delay healing and possibly cause deeper scarring. Keep your skincare super basic. Nothing with active ingredients should be used. Do not use Merderma till the stiches dissolve on their own ( I'm assuming that is what you have). Take a damp qtip (and be sure to not double dip) and apply a light touch of vitamin e oil to the affected area. I say wet qtip so you don't leave behind any cotton lint on the stitches/scab. My daughter was born with a cleft lip/palate and has had surgeries galore (5 so far) and this is the method I used whenever she went thru corrective surgery on her nose/lip area. She has a super faint scar that is not raised at all.
May 1, 2014
M G.
Yea Vitamin E help me a whole lot to heal scars after child birth. I have to say, if it worked great in a sensitive area like thn itll work for you.
May 1, 2014
Maggie F.
If you had surgery, ask the surgeon what you should do. There are rx creams that can help you avoid or minimize scarring. I would not put anything my doctor had not approved on skin healing after surgery.
May 1, 2014
M G.
Yes always ask your doc before anything. Great point Maggie.
May 1, 2014
Mariana E.
Thank you girls!! @Shelley, love to hear your baby is such a warrior! I will make sure to ask my doctor and see if he has something to say. I will leave the crust be. It's so annoying, it totally looks like a bugger! Lmao! Thanks again!
May 1, 2014
Mariana E.
Thanks Em!!