Scars Treatment Guide

Archive for April, 2010

Repairing scar damaged skin doesn’t have to take a lot of time.

You can take a few simple steps right now to treat and remove scars.  These steps are cheap and will save you money before seeking professional help.

Here are 4 ways to reduce the time your skin needs to heal and remove scar:

1. Keep your skin healthy to speed up the healing process.  It will save you money and minimize and even remove scars.  Alcohol impairs the skin ability to generate new skin and blood cells during an injury.  Drink plenty of water.  It will keep you hydrated and improves circulation which will improve the skin’s scar repair process.
2. Use lemon juice to lighten dark scars.  Dab a cotton ball with lemon juice and apply to scar for ten minutes and rinse with cool water.
3. Smooth your scar with a home made microdermabrasion treatment.  Mix one teaspoon of baking soda with two teaspoons of lukewarm water.  Mix and gently rub paste on scars for 1 to 2 minutes and rinse.
4. Zinc helps the skin to rebuild by stimulating keratinocytes cells.  These cells make keratin to help repair and regenerate the skin.  Zinc has antioxidant properties to help reduce free radicals and fight bacterias to expedite the healing process.  Create a paste of zinc by crushing zinc supplement and mixing it with a teaspoon of basic moisturizer.  Gently apply paste over scar 2-3 times a day.

You can find these steps to be very cheap and easy to do.  Once you do this a few times, it will be a quick and efficient.  Enjoy healthy skin while treating your scars.

Here are some natural remedies you can prepare for scars treatment:

• Apply a paste of sandalwood (chandan) powder with black gram (masoor) dal on scar and let it sit overnight.  Wash off with cold water the next day.  This is a very useful home remedies for scar
• Make a sandalwood paste with rose water and apply on scars. Keep it overnight and wash it with cold water the next day
• Prepare  a decoction by boiling 1 liter of water and adding 1 teaspoon of Methi seeds for a couple of minutes.  Apply on skin and scars.  It is one of the best home remedies to help with dryness, acne, wrinkles and scars.  It’s also and excellent face wash and cleanser
• Mixing one tablespoon of fuller’s earth and one teaspoon of lime juice.  Add rosewater until a paste forms.  Gentle rub on face and scars.  Let it dry and apply second coat again.  Leave it for 7 minutes and wash with cold water
• Make a thick paste with black seeds of Gulbaaz plant.  Cut the seeds and remove the white portion and mix it with water.  Apply paste over fresh scars, pimple marks and acne.  Let it dry on skin and fade away slowly.  This is a very useful home remedies for fresh scars
• Apply almond and grape seed oil on skin.  This is also very useful home remedy for scars
• Take a few mint leaves and crush them.  Extract its juices with a muslin cloth and apply on face.  It’s a good remedy for spots and blemishes
• Use Neem to treat of all sorts of skin problems. It contains Nimbidol and Gedunin, which have very good fungicidal properties

Here are some easy way to help you heal your scars and have healthy looking skin:

• Get a good nigh sleep every night.  Don’t oversleep.  About 6-9 hours of sleep is normal depending on the individual.
• Avoid all strains and control stress.  Follow the principles of good health since these are essential for overall health
• Avoid or minimize consumption of rich foods and excessive amounts of sugar.  Choose a sensible and well balanced diet with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables
• Wash your face with lukewarm salty water (sea salt and water) in the morning and at night.  Soap can dry your skin and may worsen acne problem.  Salty water helps remove oils without drying your skin
• Drink plenty of water and fruit juices.  Avoid sweetened drinks and soft drinks

Here are some quick and easy scars treatment you can do at home:

• To lighten the scars of acne, rub ice cubes on the face for 10-15 minutes to tighten the pores, reduce inflammation and burning sensation on the skin
• Remove scars from your face by putting a mask of egg whites all over your face
• Tighten the skin’s pore by applying cucumber juice on the face for 15 minutes and washing  it off
• Reduce open pores and blackhead by treating oily skin to prevent scarring by cutting a tomato in half and rubbing on the skin.  Leave it for 15 minutes and wash it off with water
• Keep scars and skin healthy and clear by rubbing a fresh cut lemon
• For scar treatment mash a ripe peeled banana. Apply the pulp on the face for 10 minutes. Wash it off.
• Heal scars by applying Aloe Vera juice twice a day
• Remove scars by gently rubbing smashed raw garlic on the affected skin several times a day
• Heal skin wounds, surgical incisions, burns, bruises, scars and stretch mark by applying topically Vitamin K.  Good sources for Vitamin K are found in green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, green cabbage, kale,  turnip greens and broccoli.  It is also found in  tomatoes, liver, lean meats and dairy products

There are many standard medical scars treatment – none of them works perfectly and most are expensive.

Some of these treatments include:

• Intralesional steroid injections – fairly effective.  Side effects include hypopigmentation, atrophy and telangiectasias and thinning of the scar tissue
• Cryotherapy – used in combination with steroid injection
• Dermabrasion – used to scrape off the outer layers of the skin to encourage new skin growth 
• Radiotherapy – used superficial and in low dose.  Usually effective but only used in extreme cases due to the long-term side effects of radiation
• Surgery – cosmetic surgical procedure.  Very invasive and can make the scars worse
• Pressure garments  – used for burn scars covering a large area and only effective on recent scars

These treatments can offer some relief, but they are invasive and sometimes dangerous.

Nature’s Solution to Scarring

Good News!

There are natural and safe alternative therapies for treating scars.  They can help prevent scar formation and drastically reduce the appearance of existing scars.

Here are some natural substances that appear to be effective treating scars:

• Onion Extract –  a good anti-inflammatory herb which inhibits over-producing collagen in a scar.  It helps reducing the amount of collagen deposited into the scar  
• Paste of sandalwood powder with rose water works effectively in removing scars.  Apply paste on scars in the night and wash it in the morning
• Lavender oil – very effective when scars are fresh.  Apply to scars in the morning and evening
• Lemon juice – helps reduce scars slowly but certainly
• Water – drinking plenty of water will keep skin hydrated and healthy

Serious keloid and hypertrophic scars cannot be eliminated.  Not even with surgery or radiotherapy.  However, with proper care, the scar appearance can be reduced and improved – especially if natural treatments are applied as soon as the injury occurs.