The answer to both questions is yes. However, you have to work at it. Applying a pea-sized drop of Scarfade twice a day to affected areas, and massaging it into the scar, will give you the best results. If you don’t use Scarfade on your burn scars, your scars may fade a bit with time but not as much as if you had used this scientifically-proven silicone gel.
Composition of Burn Scars
Burn scars are comprised of fibers rather than normal skin cells of the rest of your epidermis. This makes them stronger than ordinary skin. Because scar tissue doesn’t have hair, blood vessels, or sweat glands, they can appear shiny and a different color than the skin surrounding it.
Scars, natural parts of the healing process, can signal that the initial burn wound has healed. However, burn scars will always differ from your normal skin and may be itchy or tender to the touch. In severe cases, burn scars make it painful or difficult to move and stretch.
When exposed to the sun, burn scars can darken. To prevent this, use sunscreen, keep them out of the sun, and apply Scarfade.
Types of Burn Scars
The three main kinds of burn scars are hypertrophic, keloid, and contracture. Scarfade may help with the fading of all three.
Hypertrophic scars
These are thick, raised scars that appear pink, purple, or red. While harmless, hypertrophic scars can be itchy or uncomfortable.
Keloid scars
These result from an overgrowth of scar tissue, appearing raised, hard, and rubbery. They may look shiny compared to your surrounding skin, but tend to fade to a more normal-looking skin tone over time. While painless, keloid scars may be itchy or tender. You will typically find these scars on the head, upper chest and shoulders.
Contracture scars
This is when the skin pulls together from the edges to cover the burn wound, creating a tight area of skin. This makes it difficult to move, especially over a joint.
How to Treat Burn Scars
There are many ways to treat a burn scar, from massage to pressure therapy.
Massaging can help soften the scar tissue, releasing any adhesions in the scars. You can start massaging the area with Scarfade once there is no risk of blistering, provided the wound is strong enough to handle the friction and pressure. Start off with light pressure, moving the skin around without friction. Once you feel the skin has become durable enough, you can increase pressure and use friction.
Pressure therapy, also known as compression therapy, can also be used. Because it interferes with the production of scar tissue (i.e., collagen fibers), compression therapy reduces the severity of burn scars while realigning collagen fibers.
For minor burn scars, though, the use of Scarfade can help to fade your burn scars over time.
Invest in Scarfade
If you have a burn scar, protect the skin and encourage fading by applying a pea-sized drop of Scarfade to the affected area twice a day. To learn more, contact us or browse our website.