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, SELF's senior health and beauty editor, goes on the hunt to find the science-backed answers to all of your skin-care questions. You can ask Sarah a question at [email protected].
How long would it take for topical scar creams to actually make a difference in the appearance of scars? I have a lot on my legs from being active outside, but it seems like creams either barely help OR I get so frustrated with the process that I give up on the regimen too quickly.—or an annoying mark that you’d prefer to slather creams on until it disappears into the void. Either way, though, it helps to know a little bit more about scars before attempting to deal with them on your own.
The first thing to know about scars is that they aren’t always what they seem. What we colloquially refer to as acne scars, for instance, aren’t always considered true scars. Those dark spots that appear after your pimples have healed are actually pigmentation changes to the skin related to inflammation , Shari Lipner, M.D., Ph.D., dermatologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, tells SELF.
But it sounds like you’re asking specifically about scars due to injuries, which are almost certainly the real deal. In which case, I have some bad news: You’re not imagining it—those over-the-counter topical scar creams containing things like vitamin E or onion extract
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