{"id":211,"date":"2019-05-03T17:33:53","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T17:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dermalife.co.in\/blog\/?p=211"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:08:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T12:08:36","slug":"10-best-ways-to-heal-scars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dermalife.co.in\/blog\/10-best-ways-to-heal-scars\/","title":{"rendered":"10 best ways to heal scars"},"content":{"rendered":"

10 best ways to heal scars? <\/b><\/h1>\n

Whenever there is a cut or a burn on your skin or your skin undergoes a surgery, scars may develop. A scar is an outcome of a natural body reaction that occurs during the process of healing of your skin. Now, scars might be a sign that your skin is healing but it can be a spot on your beauty, which you would want to get rid of. \u00a0People do try many natural methods but most of them do not work for scars that efficiently. So here are the 10 best ways to heal scars<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. OTC creams, gels and ointments<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Creams and ointments, which consists of Silicon or Retinoic acid help in improving the appearance of scars and thus be of great help in reducing them, especially the keloid scars. <\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. \u00a0Home remedies<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Home remedies that are rich in omega 3 fatty acids and collagen such as coconut oil, aloe vera gel, essential oils boost the healing process of scars. Other natural remedies of removing scars include the use of baking soda, lemon and onion extract. <\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. \u00a0<\/span>Injections<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Hypertrophic or keloid scars that stick out can be successfully treated with steroid injections. Other types of injections such as collagen or fillers can also be used for pitted scars. <\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. Skin grafts<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Skin grafting refers to the procedure of grafting a small piece of skin for filling in an area of skin that is scarred. The skin is usually taken from the back of the ear of the patient. This procedure is mainly used for acne scar removal. <\/span><\/p>\n

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          1. Excision<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Excision refers to the skin surgery that remove scars by individually cutting them. The hole left by this surgery can be repaired by the skin grafting. This technique is mainly used for pitted scars. <\/span><\/p>\n

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            1. Dermabrasion<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              This method is quite effective for scar removal where it makes use of a high-speed brush or any other equipment to resurface the skin and reduce the depth of the scars as well. This procedure, however, can take weeks to heal. <\/span><\/p>\n

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              1. Microdermabrasion <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                It is a less intensive form of dermabrasion where the specialist uses very minute crystals for resurfacing the skin. It may require more than one treatment and has absolutely no downtime. <\/span><\/p>\n

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                1. Laser surgery<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Laser treatment may be used to even out the surface of your skin. Different types of laser treatment can be used depending upon whether your scar is flat or raised. More than one session of the laser may be used, which may take several days to heal.<\/span><\/p>\n

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                  1. Chemical peels<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Chemical peels are quite helpful in reducing the appearance of shallow scars. In this procedure a trained professional applies a chemical such as glycolic acid to your skin and then removes it, rendering a smoother and more rejuvenated look to your face<\/span>. <\/b><\/p>\n

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                    1. Fillers <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      A substance such as fat, collagen and hyaluronic acid can help in treating various types of acne scars that renders a depressed look to your skin. These substances are referred to as the fillers. These are absorbed by the skin, which is why they need to be repeated after every few weeks. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                      10 best ways to heal scars? Whenever there is a cut or a burn on your skin or your skin undergoes a surgery, scars may develop. A scar is an outcome of a natural body reaction that occurs during the process of healing of your skin. Now, scars might be a sign that your skin […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-skin-doctor"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dermalife.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dermalife.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dermalife.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dermalife.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dermalife.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dermalife.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4897,"href":"https:\/\/dermalife.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211\/revisions\/4897"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dermalife.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dermalife.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dermalife.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dermalife.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}