Hello! I have small burns on my wrist from a cigarette burn about a month and a half ago. The skin is no longer raw and shiny, but it's healing to a dark/bright red. How long until the scar fades and blends in to my skin. Can I expect drastic fading or will it stay this bright red?
The picture isn't the best but my left has dark brown scars from cigarette lighter burns. These marks are now almost 5 years old and have never gotten any lighter. I assume I wasn't careful enough to keep them out of the sun when they were fresh. Is there anything I can do at home to help lighten them? I have tried mederma and the silicone sheets. Would a lightening cream like hydroquinine help?
My friend burned me with a cigar, about 3 and half months ago (Just playing around not like abuse or anything). And it hasnt scared yet, and recently part of it kinda turned darker purple. My girlfriends mom saw it and said I should be concerd because it hasnt scared yet, and said i need to see a doctor.My friends think its fine. What should I do??
Hi! I have numerous cigarette burns and some knife wounds that are very old (approximately 15 years). They have faded as much as possible, but are now much whiter than the rest of my skin (which is very fair), so they are still quite visible. None are keloid and most are not raised to any significant degree, although a few are. I have not had any consultations yet, but spoke to a plastic surgeon friend who does not specialize in this area. He said Fraxel might help somewhat, but didn't think the results would be spectacular. I used some sort of silicone strip (scar-ease?) about 5 years ago for several months, but the scars were already white and pretty flat, and I didn't see any real improvement. Other than that, I haven't tried much besides just giving them years to heal. I can't find a lot of research on this. What type of procedure do you think is most likely to lead to satisfactory results? How do I find a U.S. doctor who specializes in this sort of skin repair? I know experience is the most important thing when selecting a physician, but I can't seem to find anyone (at least looking online) who specializes in this sort of thing. I'm okay with some sort of scarring, so long as it's not obvious what it was from. That is, I don't care so much about my skin being aesthetically pleasing, so long as it's not embarrassing in this particular way.