Over the past 15 plus years of speaking with customers about their scars, we have learned a great deal about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to scar treatment. I was recently asked by a customer what my number one tip would be when it comes to scar treatment. Being caught off guard… Read more »
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Options for Treating Raised Scars
Scars are the body’s way of healing injuries. When the skin is injured, the body responds by building a bridge of collagen and new skin cells to close or cover the wound. In cases of cuts, punctures, incisions or other penetrating injuries, the new skin fills in the gaps. This is a slow process. Early… Read more »
Are Certain Skin Types More Prone to Scarring?
Everyone develops scars when their skin is injured. How prominently scars present themselves depends on your body’s reaction to the healing process. As a result, your skin type has a profound effect on the type and prominence of your scars. Your ethnicity plays a role in how scars appear in relation to your skin’s natural… Read more »
Scarfade Reaches 5,000 Facebook Fans
Everyone has scars. Some are more pronounced than others. While it is often said that scars are a reflection of the challenges we have faced and overcome, most people prefer to keep them covered or make them fade away. At Scarfade, making them less pronounced until they fade away is part of what we do…. Read more »
Make It A Point to Prevent Nose Piercing Scars
Nose piercings are a way to express yourself. Like most body jewelry, you can wear a ring, stud or jewels to achieve a more artistic look. For the most part, nose piercings are safe. On occasion, however, infection, mishaps with piercing instruments, excessive friction or the body’s adverse reaction to what it perceives as an… Read more »
Making the Cut: Skin Glue Produces Thinner Scars
One of the latest alternatives to sutures and staples after surgery is the use of skin glue. It’s also common for doctors to use it for closure of smooth cuts. Sometimes referred to as dermal adhesive, its purpose is to help an incision heal more neatly by joining the edges of the skin together. In… Read more »
Tips to Faster Wound Healing
Open wounds on the skin have the potential to become scars if they are deep enough and wide enough. Surgical incisions, for example, are commonly expected to leave scars. Light scratches and small friction blisters are not. When a wound heals, your skin forms a new layer to connect the edges. Here are several tips… Read more »
Scars After Liposuction: What to Expect
Liposuction is a method of removing excess fat from the body. Many people don’t realize that it’s actually a surgical procedure. It can be done in a hospital under general anesthesia or at a plastic surgeon’s office under a local anesthetic as an outpatient procedure. Each person’s needs are different, depending on the location and… Read more »
5 Tips for Getting the Most From Your Scar Treatment Gel
So, you have just purchased the top scar treatment product on the market and now all you have to do is apply it once a day and your scar will vanish, right? If only it were that easy. Over the past 15-plus years, we have had thousands of customers use our scar treatment products with… Read more »
Minimizing Mole Scars Through Treatment
Moles are unusual growths on the skin which are typically raised. Some people prefer to have their moles surgically removed, whether it’s due to a dermatologist’s recommendations or the preference of a complexion without moles. There are several procedures available, although they all involve a high likelihood of scars afterwards. The size, depth and location… Read more »