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Photo: Courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures We’ve talked about how to battle acne scars before, but what if you’re dealing with more serious scarring from, say, surgery or wounds? “Scarring is a normal and necessary response to a wound,” says Dr. Cybele Fishman, a board-certified dermatologist and assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital. “It’s the result of inflammatory cells coming in to stop bleeding, prevent infection, and lay down new collagen to ‘close’ the wound.
Protect wounds from the sun EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46 Protecting the wound from the sun is also key. “The sun is your enemy and will impede good wound healing and worsen the scar,” says Fishman. Dr. Evan Rieder, a board-certified dermatologist and faculty member in the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at NYU Langone agrees: “Any sort of exposure will make the scar darker.
$16 at Amazon Buy $16 at Amazon Buy ScarAway Silicone Sheets for C-Sections For those recovering from a C-section, Fishman particularly likes these strips, which are conveniently pre-cut to the length and width of the average C-section scar. “Every woman who has a C-section should use silicone sheets, in my opinion,” according to Fishman, who adds those scars have a high rate of becoming hypertrophic .
$25 at Amazon Buy $25 at Amazon Buy KeloCote Advanced Formula Scar Gel Cela and Chwalek recommend Kelo-cote, a silicone gel that forms a protective barrier over the scar. For best results, it should be applied to an already healed wound twice to several times a day for two to three months.
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