Tips to effectively reduce scars: Proper wound care is necessary to prevent scars

There are scars on the skin, which is a pity. Is there any way to lighten or eliminate scars?

Tips to effectively reduce scars

1. Massage

Rub the scar with the base of your palm, three times a day, each time for 5-10 minutes. This method is most effective for wounds that have just shed scabs, but is less effective for old scars.

2. Plate Friction Method

Gently rubbing the scar with sliced ​​ginger can inhibit the further growth of granulation tissue.

3. Vitamin E smear method

Vitamin E can penetrate into the skin to play its moisturizing effect. At the same time, vitamin E can also maintain skin elasticity. But you may not be familiar with the scar removal effect of vitamin E. Poke a hole in the vitamin E capsule with a needle, take out the liquid inside and apply it on the scar and gently massage for 5-10 minutes, twice a day. You will see better results if you persist.

4. Vitamin C smear method

Vitamin C has a whitening effect. Apply vitamin C to darker scars to whiten them and make them consistent with the tone of the surrounding healthy skin.

5. Lavender essential oil application method

The beauty effects of lavender are always magical, and the effect of lavender essential oil in reducing scars is also widely recognized. However, lavender essential oil is not very effective for new scars or scars that are more than 8 years old. It is more effective for scars that are one to two years old. In addition, you should always be extremely careful when using essential oils. When applying essential oils to scars, be sure not to affect the skin without scars.

6. Aloe Vera Gel

After cleaning the scar every day, apply a layer of aloe vera gel. Same as method one, it will take a long time to be effective, so be persistent.

Preventive Care

1. The first step to prevent scars is to take proper care of the wound. Whether it is trauma, burns, skin infection or surgery, scars will form after the wound heals. Proper wound care can avoid the formation of abnormal scars.

2. After the stitches are removed or the wound has initially healed, massage therapy and compression therapy may be initiated as appropriate.

3. Apply cosmetic tape or silicone sheet to the healing wound. The cosmetic tape needs to be applied 24 hours a day, and the silicone sheet needs to be applied for about 12 hours. The area of ​​application must be larger than the wound itself and include the surrounding normal skin to be effective.

4. Compression therapy can reduce the outward pulling force of the wound, making the scar flatter and thinner.

5. Massage therapy can soften hard scars and have the effect of tissue expansion, which can improve scars that are raised or have a tendency to contract.

6. For wounds covering a large area, compression therapy using tight elastic clothing can be considered.

Diet and health care

People with keloids usually experience pain and itching in their scars, especially when they eat inappropriately, they often feel that the pain and itching symptoms are aggravated. Skin repair experts say that for keloids, the diet must be light and include more fruits and vegetables.

1. Do not eat randomly: If you have signs of scars and are experiencing symptoms such as itching, pain, stiffness, redness, hyperplasia or contracture and deformation, you should be especially careful about your diet for keloids. Fried and cooked foods, fatty and greasy foods, spicy and dry foods should all be avoided. Because these foods can cause stagnation in the spleen and stomach, and dysfunction of their healthy function. It will also increase blood flow, which creates conditions for scars to worsen.

2. Citrus foods should be completely avoided, as these foods can significantly irritate scars and cause itching.

3. Don’t be picky about food: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that medicine and food have the same origin. Food also has four properties: cold, hot, warm, and cool, and five flavors: sour, bitter, sweet, pungent, and salty. If you have a picky diet, it will lead to an unbalanced nutritional intake by the body, which is not conducive to the disappearance of scars.

4. Do not overeat: Eating too much will damage the spleen and stomach and lead to insufficient Qi and blood; eating too little will easily lead to malnutrition and insufficient Qi and blood. It leads to deficiency of positive energy and the spread of negative energy.

5. Don’t eat too much high-protein food: high-protein food can cause bulges on scars and cause scar hyperplasia. It is generally recommended not to eat too much.

Foods that are considered to be irritating by traditional Chinese medicine should also be avoided. Such as fresh bamboo shoots, beef, mutton, carp, crabs and so on. Other spicy foods and alcohol are also taboos. There are also some different food taboos, such as pumpkin, seafood, garlic, grapes, chicken, etc., but I think as long as there is no abnormal reaction on the scars on your body after eating certain foods, they should not be within the scope of taboos.

Skin repair experts say that of course, due to different individual constitutions, the reactions may also be different. If your scar reacts strongly after eating certain foods, you should avoid even kelp. When it comes to the diet for keloids, you must strictly avoid foods that may cause abnormal reactions.