How to treat facial (and other) scars at home

There are many people who have minor facial scars, as well as scars ib other areas of the body. A great majority of those people would like to have those scars treated by professional cosmetic techniques if they could afford it. Of course, like me, that probably isn't a realistic solution for us. In my case, I have several facial scars, resulting from two years of ringworm infections, and a year of staph infections. In 2001, I faced the fact that I would never be able to have those scars removed by professionals. I simply wasn't financially able to do that, so I started experimenting with over the counter creams and products that claimed to help scarring. As predicted, most of them we temporary solutions, if they worked at all. Thus, I branched out on my own to find a way to reduce the size and appearance of my facial scars. The result of all this details the methods I found that worked to improve the scars size and appearance permanently. The following in a description of what you'll need and the treatment method.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Here's what you'll need--
• an anti-bacterial cream, which you can purchase at major variety stores for as little as $2 a tube. It doesn't have to be a famous brand of cream. Any one of them will work.
• Vitamin E cream or liquid. Again, the brand name isn't important.
• a blow-dryer

1. Start by covering the scar(s)you want to treat with the anti-bacterial cream. This is important, because, believe it or not, scars retain a certain amount of bacteria, which needs to be killed before you actually begin 'healing' the scarred area.
2. Now, turn the blow-dryer on low, and pass it over the scarred area you treated with anti-bacterial cream for about 5 seconds. Using the blow-dryer this way encourages the cream to soak in more efficiently.
3. Next, cover the scarred area you're treating with vitamin E cream. Be generous with the cream, and, again, use your blow-dryer to encourage the cream to soak in better, but this time, let the warm air pass over the scarred area at least 10 to 15 seconds, or until it's completely soaked into the scar. This treatment method will actually begin healing the scarred areas you're working on. You should do these treatments at least twice a day for two weeks, or until you see a noticeable improvement in the scars appearance, and size. Smaller scars will respond better, and faster to this treatment than larger ones, which may require extended treatment time, according to their size.

Tips & Warnings

• I don't promise that each and every scar will completely disappear, but I know from personal experience they will improve in appearance and should reduce in size to some degree, and that's according to the severity of the scar, and it's location on the body. Needless to say, the secret to the effectiveness of these treatments are dependent on doing them exactly the same way each time, and using the warm air from the blow-dryer to encourage the creams to work harder. Another tip about blow-dryer use -- it is wonderful for 'setting' your makeup. It will improve makeup appearance immediately, and is also wonderful for some of the new anti-aging facial creams, as well as the wrinkle reducers, etc. Using the blow-dryer with those facial products gives you almost professional results, without professional prices. I've found these things out through hours of experimentation, etc. I just wanted to pass on what I've learned over the years to those out there who have worried about their appearance in public. I hope this information encourages you.