Don’t Let Scars Hold You Back: Embrace Your Best Skin
What is a scar?
A scar is the body's natural way of healing and replacing lost or damaged skin and is usually composed of fibrous tissue. Scars may be formed for many different reasons, including as a result of infections, surgery, injuries or inflammation of tissue.
What are the signs of a scar?
A scar may appear flat, lumpy, sunken, or colored. It may be painful or itchy. The final look of a scar depends on many factors, including the skin type and location on the body, the direction of the wound, the type of injury, age of the person with the scar, and his or her nutritional status. If you have a darker skin, any scar will often appear as dark spots.
What are the different types of scars?
While scars may develop anywhere on the body - and can vary largely depending on their composition = there are seven different types:
1. Keloid scars where excessive collagen production leads to tissue overgrowth above skin level. These are initially purple or red and gradually fade over time. They can be itchy and painful and may restrict movement when near a joint.
2. Contracture scars are generally formed due to an injury that causes significant tissue loss, such as burns or injury to the joints. The skin and underlying tissue pull together for healing, often restricting movement.
3. Hypertrophic scars appear on the wound site in raised, thick, discolored clusters. They are often uncomfortable and red, sometimes widening with time.
4. Atrophic scars develop below the skin surface, producing a sunken appearance but becoming more prominent with time due to aging. The most common causes of atrophic scars are chickenpox and severe acne.
5. Stretch marks are formed due to breaks in the connective tissue, caused by rapid shrinking or growing of the skin. It is common with rapid weight loss, adolescence, pregnancy and bodybuilding.
6. Adhesions are scars that can develop between unjointed internal organs. They often create problems during surgery.
7. Acne scars are caused by the clogging of skin pores by dead skin cells and oil, enabling bacterial growth and pus formation. When not healed properly, the pimples can form scars.
How can you tackle the appearance of a scar?
These are two procedures that can be helpful with scars...
- Cryotherapy. This is a minimally-invasive treatment that freezes skin surface lesions using extremely cold liquid or instruments (cryogen). Cryotherapy, also known as cryosurgery or cryoablation, can be delivered with various cryogens. Liquid nitrogen is the most common and effective cryogen for clinical use.
- Laser therapy for scars is a procedure that uses light beams to reduce the appearance of scars, making them less noticeable. However, it is not suitable for all types of scars - especially those that are very deep or wide. It may cause increased pigmentation in those with dark skin tones while a whole series of treatments is usually required to achieve optimal results.
But we have a 100% natural solution!
Our H-Scars Formula is safe, gentle and effective in reducing the appearance of many different scars including older scars but at the same time will promote a healthy skin tone.
The Formula has cell regenerating and skin nourishing properties and is applied topically, directly to the scar using a Q-Tip or your finger.
Because the Formula is concentrated - and has a deep penetrating action - only a few drops per application are necessary.
How quickly can you expect results in fading those scars?
While the process varies from person to person (depending on the severity of the scars), it is important to note that the Formula can be used for fresh healed wounds which will help to reduce their appearance before they occur.
If you have old scars and the Formula is applied as instructed, results are usually visible after six to eight weeks while new scars can be some four to eight weeks.
Keeping up with applying the Formula means that results will further improve with time.
Some additional tips to help
- Try to keep your scar covered when you're in the sun for at least a year, wearing a covering of clothing or even applying a dressing. You could also use a natural sunblock to protect it.
- Skin camouflage can be achieved with special creams and powders that you can apply to your skin to cover your scar so it's less noticeable.
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Written by Jane Chitty
Jane writes for Healing Natural Oils, a producer and retailer of high-quality, all-natural treatments for a variety of conditions as well as a range of beauty products. Apart from writing about those various conditions, she also covers general health, environmental and other subjects of interest. She has lived in Kenya as well as Cape Town, South Africa and spent time in San Diego, USA. She now lives in Somerset, England with regular visits from her far-flung children and grandchildren. She is a keen gardener and enjoys growing fresh fruit and vegetables with her husband on their joint allotment. As a result, there is something available to use in the kitchen virtually all year round. Her regular posts can be found on our blog.