Scars – Home Remedies for Scars

A scar is the pinkish or brown patch of skin that grows in the place where you once had a wound or sore. They are areas of fibrous tissue that replace normal skin tissue after destruction of some of the dermis. A scar is thus the skin's natural way of repairing itself from injury. Most people have scars.

How scarring occurs?

Scarring occur when the deep dermis layer of skin is damaged. The deeper the damage, the worse the scar.

Many skin scars are pale and leave a trace of the original injury that caused them. The time that a scar takes to form may range from a few days to, in some serious and rare cases, several years. Various treatments can speed up the process in serious cases.

To repair the damage, the body has to lay down new collagen tissues As the body cannot re-build the tissue exactly as it was, the scar tissue will have a different texture and quality than the surrounding normal tissue. An injury does not become a scar until the wound has completely healed.

Many factors affect the severity of scar formation, such as –

- The size and depth of the wound.

- Location of the injury on the body.

- The blood supply to the area.

- Age of the person

- The thickness, type and colour of the person’s skin.

- The direction of the scar.

Home remedies to lessen scars -

• A mixture of sandalwood paste and black gram paste helps reduce the intensity of scars if started early.

• Rubbing your skin with ice cubes helps to tighten the skin.

• You can use cucumber and lemon juice on your scars.

• Vitamin E oil when applied on the scarred skin may do wonders for your skin.

• To prevent deepening of the scars, apply aloe vera gel, cod liver oil or vitamin E oil.

• Applying cocoa butter is also a good remedy in getting rid of the scars.

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