getting rid of scars

[nobby]

My son's got a scar on his nose - left from a nasty graze a few months ago. I read ages ago that there's an oil or lotion that's really good at healing and improving scars. Does anyone know what it is?
Cheers.

[Boe]

Vitamin E is good for all kinds of stuff - I was given wheat germ oil though - although have sneaking suspicion that they are one and the same.

[SoupDragon]

I agree with Boe; Vitamin E squeezed from those capsules you're meant to take.

[helenmc]

my sister got some plastic jelly stuff from Boots (plastic surgeons use it). Its expensive, but you can re-use it lots of times. You start off with some thing like 20 mins a night, then build up to a couple of hours and after each time you wash it and stick it back on its plastic sheet.

[wickedstepmother]

Elastoplast make some scar reduction patches, there's a write up here

[nobby]

I think i'll go to Boots tomorrow and have a real good ferret around - thanks very much for all these tips.

[morocco]

callendula cream from health shops is excellent too