December 28th, 2009
About Face
Mr. Miyagi asked:
The abrasions on my face are not deep, however I am nervous that it may scar. What is the best method to reduce the likelihood of scars? I’ve been using Neosporin. Is there anything else I should be doing?
Categories: Rash
Tags: Face, Likelihood, Road Rash
By mighty_whitey on Jan 6th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Aloe vera. Neosporin will keep it from getting infected, but it won’t prevent scarring. I got second degree burns on my forearm once (boiling oatmeal- zigged when I should have zagged) and I cut leaves from my aloe plant, split them down the middle, laid them on the wound, and wrapped gauze around them. I put fresh ones on daily, and I have absolutely no scarring whatsoever. Now, you can’t very well wear leaves on your face, but I recommend that you buy a couple of aloe plants (they are cheap and easy to find) and apply the juice liberally to the affected area. It dries (unlike Vitamin E, which stays greasy forever) and will protect and heal the damage. Keep doing it until your face is completely healed- don’t be tempted to stop just because it starts to look better.
You can buy aloe vera gel in a bottle, but fresh works better. Just break off a stalk and squeeze out the amount you need.
I get angry when doctors tell you that scarring is inevitable- they just don’t like you to use cheap natural remedies.
Good luck!