You’ve had plastic surgery done and are worried about the scars. Every plastic surgery patient despises scars because these are sure give-away of the fact that you’ve had cosmetic surgery. Here are some tips on how to reduce the scarring.

Silicone Gels and Sheets: Silicone gels, creams and adhesive silicone sheets promote scar reduction and make your scar less noticeable. These products can reduce, flatten, and soften the scar size, thickness, height, and color of all types of new and old scars, post-surgery scars, keloids, hypertrophic scars, and scars caused by injury, trauma, and burns.

Silicone scar products help reduce scar appearance by forming a protective barrier over the skin surface, increasing hydration, pressure, and oxygen tension, and maintaining the skin’s moisture.

Silicone gels are recommended for areas that are visible to the eye and places where a sheet is not convenient to use. Self-adhesive silicone sheets come in various shapes and sizes and can stick to any body area. Sheets offer the added advantage of putting pressure on the scar, which benefits scar reduction. These gels and sheets should only be applied after wounds have fully closed.

Vitamins: Hope you’re having your daily dose of vitamins. Creams with Vitamin K, E, and C are good for reducing scarring. You can also use anti-scar creams made of botanical and natural extracts to treat your scars.

Electromagnetic Patch: Electromagentic patches are the latest scar reduction home treatments that send an electromagnetic pulsed signal to the wounded area and reduce the appearance of scars. An electromagnetic patch fights the inflammatory response of your body that normally leads fluids to accumulate in the scar area and cause your cells to be pulled apart and result in what is known as scarring. The electromagnetic signal sent by the patch pushes the fluids out and reduces granulation of the scar which leads to less noticeable scarring.

Massage: Massaging scars may help reduce their appearance, although it should only be undertaken once the skin is no longer vulnerable to pressure.

Cut down on alcohol and cigarettes: If you want your scars to fade away, then you must cut down on drinking and smoking. 

Protection from the Sun: It’s advisable to keep away from direct sunlight because prolonged exposure will make your scars look red and raw may cause scars to hyperpigment and darken. Apply a sunscreen lotion whenever you step out of the house.