Fremont, CA
A 37-year-old male asked:
Please share an interesting fact about dealing with scarring.
17 doctor answers • 26 doctors weighed in
Dr. Marsha Davisanswered
Internal Medicine 30 years experience
Ignore: Co2 fractional ablation works great on acne scarring.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
Ignore: Sunscreen will help guard against sun exposure, which can cause a scar to become more noticeable.
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Dr. David Lipsonanswered
52 years experience
For: For a recent scar that's red & thick, don't bother with costly cream. Just apply paper tape at nite.
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Dr. Ryan Phasoukanswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Ignore: Smoking can cause issues with wound healing and lead to more scarring.
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Dr. Liesa Harteanswered
Family Medicine 31 years experience
Ignore: Keeping the wound covered and moist helps reduce the appearance of scars.
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Dr. Sonja Stiller-martinanswered
Emergency Medicine 28 years experience
Ignore: Avoid sun exposure after a skin injury or cut to minimize risk of scarring.
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Dr. Felecia Sumneranswered
Family Medicine 12 years experience
Ignore: If these are bothersome to you, talk to your dermatologist about options for removal.
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Dr. Moji Ariyoanswered
Internal Medicine 22 years experience
Ignore: Avoid peeling the scab off a wound prematurely to prevent unsightly scarring from developing.
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Dr. Larry Eastburnanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
Ignore: After a surgery or injury, keep the wound and scarring tissue out of the sun. Use sunscreen always.
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Dr. Heather Pickettanswered
Family Medicine 31 years experience
Ignore: Injecting local anesthesia in scar followed by electroacupuncture can reduce scar pain/size markedly.
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Dr. Jenny Chapmananswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Ignore: Vitamin E oil is helpful in reducing scarring. I recommend massaging into healed wound 3 times/day.
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Dr. Michael Pakdamananswered
General Practice 14 years experience
Ignore: Avoid sun exposure, wear sunscreen, massage the scar gently on a regular basis.
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Dr. Thomas Mcgowananswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Ignore: Apply sunblock to scars no matter what season for the first year.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Urgent Care 21 years experience
Ignore: Studies show silicone gel is very effective at reducing the appearance of hypertrophic scars.
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Dr. Claudwardyne Theveninanswered
Emergency Medicine 16 years experience
Ignore: Vitamin E and the scar. Avoiding The Sun.
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Dr. Jennifer Schneideranswered
General Practice 12 years experience
Ignore: Vitamin e oils and shea butter help diminish the appearance of scarring.
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340 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Randa Fodaanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Ignore: Don’t put anything on your skin that’s not safe enough to do ingest.
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Fremont, CA
A 37-year-old male asked:
Please share a tip in the form of a haiku on dealing with scarring.
4 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Ignore: Let your skin heal. Be patient. Abstain from self treating or scratching healing wounds.
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Last updated May 16, 2018
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