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Stimulants tips for removing old scars caused by picking picking while high on meth

First of all stop picking. Thats the initial step. then make sure you wash the area where the sores are, and moisturise. Do you have 'Bio Oil' where you are? Its expensive, but if you put that on everyday it will fade the picking scars. Also drink lots of water, and eat a good diet, high in good quality protein especially. Over time, the scars will fade.
 
First of all stop picking. Thats the initial step. then make sure you wash the area where the sores are, and moisturise. Do you have 'Bio Oil' where you are? Its expensive, but if you put that on everyday it will fade the picking scars. Also drink lots of water, and eat a good diet, high in good quality protein especially. Over time, the scars will fade.

the scars will fade with treatment, but they will never quite go away w/o surgery.

If you're still using (I hope you're not), you must MUST find something to take up your time. Picking is, in my opinion, the result of nothing to focus on under the influence. I have picked my nails and toes in the past, and I know it is very painful to come down to find that you're not only in pain but you're disgusted with yourself. Everytime I picked it was because I failed to provide adequate stimulus under the influence, such as a pen and paper. Mind you, you must draw your attention to your distraction before picking. IME, once the picking starts, it's very difficult to stop.
 
I use a neutrogena microdermabrasion system that kind of sands the scarring down and smoothes it out. Then I use roc cream with retinol that smoothes it down more. It's expensive. But it works,
 
Exfoliate. Exfoliate. Exfoliate.
IME picking at blackheads or blemishes rarely results in satisfaction without causing damage that ironically leads to even more embarrassment.
 
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