Is there a cream I can use to remove these cut marks from my arm?

I can see the marks on your arm, and I know how distressing it can feel to have visible reminders on the skin. Unfortunately, there isn’t one single cream that can completely erase cut marks, especially if they are older and healed scars. However, certain products can help soften their appearance and improve skin texture over time.

Silicone-based gels or sheets are among the most effective for reducing the look of scars. Ingredients like retinoids, glycolic acid, or vitamin C creams can also help with skin renewal and fading discoloration. Keeping the area moisturized with emollients (such as shea butter or ceramide creams) can make the skin appear smoother.

For deeper or more stubborn marks, in-office treatments — such as microneedling, chemical peels, or laser — often give the most noticeable improvement. These work by stimulating collagen and blending the scars with the surrounding skin.

It’s important to be kind and patient with yourself as scars fade slowly. With consistent care, they can become far less visible and much easier to live with.

Our office has many different treatments for scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Scars require a combination approach using our HI DEF protocol which uses a combination of lasers, topical scar modulation, and RF treatments to pixelate scars, improve contour, reduce hyperpigmentation, and improve the visibility of the scars so that they are no longer visible in ambient light. Everyone has a unique pattern of scarring and we employ our HIDEF technique to improve texture, color, contour, and topography. We often use a combination of treatments that begin with a careful examination to examine the micro texturing of the acne scars. Atrophic scars and indented scars can benefit from injectable fillers such as Radiesse, Sculptra, and Restylane with or without subcision to remove tethered scars and atrophic depression. Hyper-redness in scars can be improved with V beam laser, Excel V, BBL, IPL, and Venus RF to improve the redness and reduce the visibility of deep scars. Fractional Thulium laser and clear & brilliant can also reduce the inflammation and redness of the scar when combined with topical therapy. Fractional lasers such as Fraxel, erbium, and CO2 laser can be combined with radio frequency and also fractional RF to improve textual issues and microtopography. Subcision and TCA cross are also used for deep ice pick scars and narrow valley scars in order to improve the micro texture. Above all, our combination approach with our clinical nurses and board-certified plastic surgeons can improve the quality of your skin by using at home Melarase creams combined with PRP treatments in our office to improve your skin quality and tone. I recommend getting a formal evaluation with an experienced team of experts in order to reduce your scarring.

Finally, hyperpigmentation of scars can be improved with at-home Melarase AM, Melarase PM, and Melapads to help reduce active PIH and melanin deposition.

Best,
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Hello and thank you for your question.Although scar creams exist, these are formulated and designed to help scars remodel faster and result in less perceptible scars once they are healed. Looking at your photo it appears that your injury toll place a long time ago and the scars are mature. Unfortunately there are no ointments or creams that will make these go away.