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I believe the best way to work with scars is in stages:
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IMMEDIATELY AFTER: It’s important to leave the scar alone for a while – no touching, no bandages. In Dutch medicine, this is a standard practice, while in some regions, scars are still covered for the first 7-10 days.
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ONCE THE SCAR HAS CLOSED, you can start using Contractubex – a treatment that helps prevent excessive scarring, speeds up healing, soothes the skin, and reduces swelling.
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AND HERE COMES THE MOST EXCITING PART: Studies suggest that Lugol’s solution (iodine, usually in glycerin) can significantly enhance tissue regeneration. It’s a slow process – typically about a year of daily application – but after that, scars disappear completely, making it impossible to tell the previously damaged skin from healthy skin.
HEALING FROM WITHIN
- Eat foods rich in healthy fats: avocado, nuts, fatty fish, etc.
- Vitamin C, preferably in the form of sodium ascorbate.
- Silicon supplements, such as Bio-Sil.
For overall skin health, we’re happy to introduce our body creams from CREAMLY – our moisturizing cream features an ultra-gentle formula, while the recovery cream is perfect for sensitive and atopic skin.
Sources
1. Successful human scar regeneration by topical iodine: a case report: an interim (3.5 year) summary. (Derry, 2009, Med Hypotheses)
2. Postburn Hypertrophic Scar Response to Potassium Iodide Iontophoresis. (Mohamed, 2017, Med J Cairo Univ)
I hope this post proves helpful and helps you get rid of scars that have been causing discomfort. 🌿
