Why Do We Scar? And How To Minimize Effects

The treatment options for scars are varied. Early on, scars should be vigorously massaged with a moisturizer one or two times a day for about a minute. The active massage helps reorganize the immature collagen bundles forming during the repair of the injury. The moisturizer decreases the friction on the tender new scar while massaging and also moistens the region, as moisturizing glands are not yet functioning in a new scar.

Here’s a good post by a plastic surgeon about scars, and what to do about them, especially when they are new, to minimize their effects. People have used shea butter as a healing moisturizer for scars. I’d head in that direction before going for pharmaceuticals.

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