Scars can be ugly and embarrassing but there are a variety of treatment options that can help you remove your scar or greatly reduce its appearance. First, consider time, money, and risk when deciding on a scar treatment option. Then, with consistent care, you can start to drastically reduce the appearance of your scar.
Step 1: Consider time, cost, and safety
Know that in order to heal a scar completely and get rid of it for good, you must stick to a scar treatment routine and be consistent with it. Before making that decision, there are a few things to take into consideration:
Cost: How much money are you willing to spend? If you’re going to invest time in making your scar go away, getting a good scar cream is very important since you don’t want to waste your time with something that isn’t even going to work. Home remedies won’t be AS effective and they can still cost over 10 dollars.
Other topical solutions like silicone scar sheets can cost over $200.
The most expensive is scar tissue removal surgery. This way of removing a scar will cost you at least a couple thousand dollars. This should be the last method you try, not the first. Since it takes so much time and money, starting out with a scar removal cream is your best bet.
Time: How much time is the method you choose for removing a scar going to take? Know that treatment for removing scars takes time, no matter which way you choose to treat your scar. Make sure you have the time to invest in removing your scar.
The method that takes the least amount of time is applying a fast acting scar cream. Scar cream application shouldn’t take more than 5-10 minutes a few times out of the day.
The method that takes the most amount of time is scar removal surgery. There is a lot of time needed to prep for the surgery and time for healing after the surgery.
Safety and Risk: Are you willing to risk surgery to get rid of your scar? Are you willing to use products with synthetic ingredients? Do you want to go through the trouble and pain of invasive procedures like surgery and laser treatments?
The safest and easiest way to treat scars? Topical solutions and creams. This is especially true if you’ve never treated your scar before. Its best to use a cream on your scar first since this is the preferred method. If that doesn’t work (and it should if you get a quality scar cream) then it will be time to consider other options, like surgeries and or laser treatments.
Step 2: Doing your research – Since the best way to get rid of a scar is with scar cream, do your research and find out what the best scar cream is. Read reviews on scar creams and pick a quality scar cream. Don’t waste your time on cheap creams that won’t work or over-the-counter versions that aren’t as good. This will only prolong your scars healing process and make you frustrated.
Step 3: Starting Scar Treatment – When you start treating your scar, it’s important to stay consistent for the best results. Try to apply the scar cream at least twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. If you can do this 3 or 4 times a day, you’ll achieve better results.
In summary, consider time, money, and safety when deciding on how you want to remove your scar. Scar removal creams are usually the best answer since they are safe, inexpensive, and fast. Do your research, find a good scar cream, start treatment and BE CONSISTENT. You can’t expect anything to work if you don’t stick with it for longer than a few days.
To keep yourself motivated, remember to keep the end results in mind: Removing your scar.