Home remedy scar healing | 12 Tips to improve scars

# Scar Smoothing Tip 1 | Wait until the wound is healed
Never start with treating your scar until the wound is fully closed. If you start too soon you will only make things worse.


# Scar Reduction Tip 2 | Treat your scar right away.
The sooner you start treating your scar the better the results eventually will be.



# Scar Fading Tip 3 | Moisturize.
It is very important to keep your scar from drying out by applying a moisturizing cream. Any hydrating cream will do. Many dedicated scar creams make promises that are not scientifically proven. Also drinking enough is important to hydrate your body.


# Scar Improving Tip 4 | Exercise
Exercising increases the amount of oxygen rich blood that flows through the scar tissue. Avoid stretching the scarred skin too much. This is very important. Stress on the scar tissue will make it expand. * More on this in a following post about fitness and scars


# Scar Reducing Tip 5 | Scar massage
Massaging the scar will improve it. By softly manipulating the tissue the blood circulation will improve and the scar will get softer and prettier. You can use a any hydrating cream.


# Scar Recovering Tip 6 | Avoid sunshine on the scar
Try to keep the scar out of the sun as much as possible by using plasters or a good sunscreen. As long as it is not in it's final state the scar will be damaged by solar radiation. This will lead to damage of the tissue and can cause hyperpigmentation.


# Scar Blending Tip 7 | Let the scar 'breathe'
Oxygen is essential, just like water. I was given the advice to expose my scars to fresh air as much as possible. When the weather allowed it I walked around shirtless. Fresh air is said to improve the blood flow thus supporting the skin's recovering ability


# Scar Minimizing Tip 8 | Don't smoke
Not only does smoking delay the healing process of scars it also increases the chance of scar development.


# Scar Fading Tip 9 | Drink less alcohol and caffeine
Alcohol and caffeine have a dehydrating effect on the body and skin. By cutting down on alcohol an caffeine you will help the skin's recovery process, resulting in less scar tissue.


# Scar Improving Tip 10 | Eat healthy
Your nutrition is also influencing the scar healing process. Make sure you eat a well balanced diet with proteins and carbohydrates. Proteins are important as building stones and carbohydrates for delivering energy to aid the healing process. There is no scientific evidence that additional vitamins or minerals will support a better scar result.


# Scar Blending Tip 11 | Be patient
Scars will improve over time. Make use of non invasive methods like the over the counter methods in this list. Try to avoid the more intrusive methods like laser treatment, steroid injections and surgery when possible. Those invasive scar healing methods can be risky. The scar will be stressed again which often results in creating new scar tissue. Look at those methods as a last resort, if more natural scar healing doesn't satisfy.


# Scar Blending Tip 12 | Use an effective scar treatment product
Silicone scar sheets in combination with silicone scar gel and a moisturizing cream really worked on my scars. The scars color really toned down from red to more skin color. Also did my scars get more flat and soft. I used doctor-level silicone sheets. They have a higher silicone saturation, better quality silicones and seem to be more durable. More on my silicone scar treatment here.

And more general scar treatment information here.