Please help track marks

[paranoid android]

I would recomend not tanning as atleast with my skin type it makes scars alot more visable. Im pale as a ghost and since i have blue eyes and blondish hair i burn pretty easy and i also live in a place where we get very little sun and it's mostly foggy, overcast and rainy. So i am definetely not used to the sun. I passed out in the blazing sun about 2 years ago in the middle of summer on a pretty hot day when i sat in the deck chair to have a smoke after not having slept all night. Oh the agony i think i used up 5 bottles of aloe vera that night alone. Thankfully i had a tshirt on and only got a bad burn on my forearms and to this day you can still see it abit. The scars on my arms from cutting and various accidents got alot more visable after i got burned up thats for sure.

So tanning or in my case burning (which is what tanning is anyway ) is bad for making scars more visable. Not to mention that it's gonna make you look older and possibly cause skin cancer so just having track marks is bad enough. I might look pale as a ghost but i also look about 8 years younger then i am so it's not all bad :D

I used the triple anti-biotic cream with the stuff that makes scars heal better and quicker while i was shooting up and i have no real visable track marks. Also i know people who say that putting topical vitamine E on track marks helps alot and many people swear by bio oil for any type of scars. Also as has been mentioned as well staying well hydrated will make your skin look alot better overall and will probably help the tracks too.

 

[izzy66]

there's a product called "dermablend" that is used usually on the face for port wine birthmarks, major scars, etc. it doesn't easily rub off or sweat off like regular make up can do.
def recommend bio-oil to fade them. i have pale skin and always scar pretty bad. it takes a little patience but bio-oil has really helped fade scars i never thought would go away.
best of luck to you.
-izzy

 

[n3ophy7e]

Yep I'd also recommend Bio-Oil. But you need to be persistant and use it 3-4 times a day for at least 2 months. It should work really well on small or old scars though. Good luck EYELUVDILAUDID!