Dermatological procedures exist to reduce the appearance of a scar, but each of these depend on your age, health status, medical history, severity of the scar, tolerance to certain drugs, expectations and personal preferences.
If you’re more inclined to natural means, you can try honey or aloe vera. Honey has long-established antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties useful for healing wounds and promoting tissue regeneration. It’s also been known to leave you with very little to no scars at all. Scientists hypothesize that honey’s sugar content nourishes the damaged area, while its viscous quality creates a protective barrier.
Meanwhile, a study on aloe vera showed that it helped control inflammation, improved alignment of the scar tissue and reduced scar tissue size.
Apart from these, there are many other science-based treatments than sebo de macho that can help with scars.
What are the best ways to prevent scarring?
Of course, the only way to truly prevent scars is by acting quickly when the wound happens.
- Clean the wound to rid it of bacteria and minimize the chances of infection.
- Contrary to what we’ve probably been told growing up, wounds should be kept moist, not dry. Apply petroleum jelly to the wound and bandage it up.
- Minimize movement, because it will make the scar more likely to get thicker or wider.
- Do not pick at the scabs as these are the body’s natural bandages.
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