How to Fade Chicken Pox Scars
Chicken pox scars are quite common on anyone who has ever had the illness. Since chicken pox usually affects children under 12 years old, most adults with chicken pox scars have had them most of their lives. For those who get chicken pox as adults, the scars are usually darker and more noticeable than the scars that occur in childhood. Chicken pox scars are often crater-like and feature darker pigmentation than surrounding skin. You can, however, do many things to fade your chicken pox scars, making them less noticeable. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Cocoa butter
- Alpha hydroxy cleanser
- Fade cream
- Microdermabrasion
- Laser resurfacing
- Scar treatment cream
Instructions
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Apply cocoa butter to the chicken pox scars daily. Cocoa butter is widely used to reduce the appearance of scars and stretch marks. It contains natural healing properties in addition to being highly moisturizing.
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Wash the scarred areas with an alpha hydroxy cleanser. Alpha hydroxy acids help to exfoliate skin and encourage skin cell regeneration. This means that new skin cells are produced more rapidly to replace your older, scarred skin cells.
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Use an over-the-counter fade cream on your scars. Since the scars are darker than the rest of your skin, the fade cream will gradually lighten them so they'll blend in with your normal skin tone. You will need to use the fade cream regularly for several weeks in order to see results.
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Get microdermabrasion treatments. A licensed professional will use a small sandblaster-like device to buff away the outermost layer of the skin. This abrasive technique will work to soften the appearance of all chicken pox scars, though it works best on raised scars.
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Talk to your dermatologist about laser resurfacing treatments. Laser light will burn away the epidermis and penetrate the dermis as well, removing damaged skin cells and encouraging collagen production. After treatments, skin is firmer and more even in tone, thereby the scars are less apparent.
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Rub a scar treatment cream on the chicken pox scars. Such creams often contain natural ingredients such as onion extract which have been shown to improve the appearance of scars. You'll need to apply the cream to the area three times daily for a few months in order to achieve desirable results.
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Tips & Warnings
Massage the scarred area for a few minutes a day. This will help to break up scar tissue and encourage circulation.
Do not pick at your scars. This will further damage the skin and make the scars worse.
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Comments
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realmccoysrock
Nov 12, 2008
I have already taken my daughter to a dermatologist and asked if there is anything that can be done. My sister who went back to school to become a nurse told me there is a new, easy, not painful at all treatment and I have yet to find a DR who know anything about it??? HELP-she had them when she was 4 and will be turning 15 in Jan. We have been told many things and have been hoping they would move back more into her hairline or even fade some over the years but no shuch luck. Please let us know of someone who can help. We have tried every cream and salves known to man over the years with no difference at all. -
realmccoysrock
Nov 12, 2008
I have already taken my daughter to a dermatologist and asked if there is anything that can be done. My sister who went back to school to become a nurse told me there is a new, easy, not painful at all treatment and I have yet to find a DR who know anything about it??? HELP-she had them when she was 4 and will be turning 15 in Jan. We have been told many things and have been hoping they would move back more into her hairline or even fade some over the years but no shuch luck. Please let us know of someone who can help. We have tried every cream and salves known to man over the years with no difference at all.
