Scars???

[marnieb]

Poor dd - only 2 and a half - has injured her ring finger so much it has a horrible red scar on it.

I keep thinking if she does get married, then it won't be nice for her as she'll keep looking at her hand and seeing the scar. It's from the knuckle to the tip and her nail is a bit white because of it.

Does anyone know of anything that can reduce the scarring? I heard a long time ago that Bio-Oil can help, but I think that's a bit pricey, so before I fork out for a bottle has anyone actually used it????

[The Juggler]

try pure vitamin e oil hon, massage it in. Also I've heard the aldi version of bio oil is just as good. what did she do to her finger?

[marnieb]

nohting major - she's just hurt the exact same bit and re-opened it three times in a row as it was healing. It looks awful and she's getting to be a hypo-condriac (sp?) about it and keeps asking for cream on it, so I thought if she wants it I might as well try and do something about it!!

Will send the pil's to aldi!!!

[BuggsieMoo]

aloe Vera gel is good for scars as well x

[BuggsieMoo]

Also speaking from experience, I have a scar on my face that was 160 stitches that goes from my mouth and around into my nose ( fell through a glass coffee table as a baby learning to walk and brother knocked me - hence why I refuse to ever have a glass table around kids)- however you can hardly see it. Thats cos the doctors told my mum to massage it on a daily basis as it apparently helps it reduce - worked for me x

[The Juggler]

Also speaking from experience, I have a scar on my face that was 160 stitches that goes from my mouth and around into my nose ( fell through a glass coffee table as a baby learning to walk and brother knocked me - hence why I refuse to ever have a glass table around kids)- however you can hardly see it. Thats cos the doctors told my mum to massage it on a daily basis as it apparently helps it reduce - worked for me x

how scary must that have been!!?? for you and your parents. I guess massaging gets the blood supply flowing and reduces the white mark and dead skin???

[BuggsieMoo]

how scary must that have been!!?? for you and your parents. I guess massaging gets the blood supply flowing and reduces the white mark and dead skin???

I would presume so. I was only a year old so have no idea but I certainly dont have a raised ugly scar - its hardly visable besides a slight difference in my lip size on one side. I do remember the story of my dad chucked me on the front seat of his van and speed to the hospital, got stopped by police for speeding who took one look at me and gave him a police escort.