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are there any good OTC treatments for scars, new or old?

I have a few self-inflicted scars on my arm that are embarrassing enough so that I don't want to wear short-sleeve shirt in public. They're as fresh as maybe the end of december or so.

I googled it with conflicting results. Some say get them treated by a dermatologist. Others say get that prefer-on or mederma stuff and others say use petroleum jelly.

Have you tried any of the OTC remedies like mederma or prefer-on?

You might try some Mederma... its made to reduce scars. or you might want to try cocoa butter or there are some formulations that help stretchmarks and scars. I know the makers of 'Head On' have some kind of scar treatment too. I think its called 'Prefer on'

a friend of mine's mom used mederma for a scar and it's completely disappeared. i used it for a rather large scar on my head. my family told me it helped a bit, i didn't notice much of a difference, but i wasn't really using it as often as it told me to. i guess i just didn't care enough about the scar to treat it.

Where are you? If you can get hold of the Australian product Lucas' Papaw Ointment, then that's absolutely brilliant for scar reduction.

Vitamin E is also really good topically, as is rose hip oil and coconut oil. Trilogy (a New Zealand brand, available around the world) do very good Rose-Hip Oil products which I've had a lot of success with.

I would avoid anything with any kind of petrol-chemical or petroleum though - they're usually fairly carcinogenic for a start, but also because they form a kind of coating on the skin which seals the moisture in and doesn't let it breathe, which leads to other skin problems like blocked pores or a dependence on them to keep skin moist. Besides that, they're also reactive so not good for sensitive skin.

I've heard Vitamin E as well from a close friend that was in a very bad car accident. What I don't know is, if it makes a difference if the scars are old or new.

I also use mini doses of E to stop my optical migraines.