How to improve my facial scar

[Tiredmum1313]

I Had an accident at the end of October. I have been told my new scar looks like a wrinkle which is making me feel worse and down about it considering I used to always do my skin care to prevent fine lines or wrinkles. I'm turning 30 this year and I feel like this scar looks ageing now. I know I can hide it with my hair and headbands but it's making my self esteem suffer. I'm already using silicon gel twice a day and using spf 50. Is there anything else I can use to help this fade to almost invisible if that's possible.

@Minglemangle007 wow lucky enough you can’t even notice your scar even though you didn’t want to put anything on it, I can understand that feeling it’s so cringy touching a scar.

It will absolutely fade over time and it’s not keloid, which is great. You can gently use a dermaroller or dermapen (even better) about twice a week and then apply scar gel to keep it soft and malleable. It promotes collagen production. Just make sure the scar is fully healed and you sterilise the dermapen/roller before and after every use.

@Fraaahnces thank you I will look into a dermal roller and a derma pen. Im willing to try anything at all atm.

Here is mine, before and now
I did nothing except put some lotion on if it felt itchy
And no it's not covered by the tattoo if you look to the right of the tattoo, you can just see it

Due to a bicycle accident, my friend went down a very steep, rough mountain road on her cheek (on her face!). A year or so later you couldn't even see her scar - she used vitamin E cream religiously.

@Paw2024 i cannot notice your healed scar at all and your tattoo is so pretty.

@Mmmmpavlova Considering what happened to your friend on her bike I will try vitamin E cream.

Other people are unlikely to notice it but you will as you are gazing at in a mirror.

I was expecting something awful but it's really insignificant.

Google facial scars after car crash or burns victims and your teeny tiny scar will pale by comparison.

It's also relatively new and will change a lot in the next couple of years.

@CharlotteMakepeace I get what you are saying it’s just my scar was from an assault. It’s not a big serious scar from a traumatic incident like a car crash or burns but my scar was from violence. So that’s why it makes me feel traumatised.

@CharlotteMakepeace my abusive ex threw me across the room and I was impaled by the oven door handle and that’s how my scar happened. In my opinion that is traumatic. It’s a constant reminder of the violence I went through.

You could try acids which remove the top layer of dead skin allowing skin cells to regenerate quicker

REN AHA Tonic

Paula's Choice 2 % BHA lotion

I know these work because old scars on my skin have gone

Try the REN one first

You could try microdermabrasion from a dermatologist

I’m so sorry you experienced that, the cause of it is definitely making it more apparent to you I think.
It will fade to nothingness I think, my biggest scar is my c section which was 2 years ago and it’s barely noticeable after using bio oil.

@Anxhor I will screenshot your recommendations, I was advised to see a dermatologist on another forum so thank you.

@Duckingfun l agree it’s what’s happened to me making me more aware of it. I also have a c section scar as well and a scar on my breast from an abscess. I’m full of scars 😂

Scars that show just how strong and incredible you are!

Facial surgeons say that what your scar looks like after a year is pretty much what you are left with. They fade a lot in the year and often all the pink/ purple goes away.

I'm sorry to read how your scar happened, op. I hope one day you come to view it with pride, as a badge of what you've overcome and as a sign of your strength & resilience.

You're a warrior, and warriors collect scars.

Wow I'm so sorry, that is NOT a cool story at all and I can understand why you don't want to be reminded of it. Well done for getting out.

@Tiredmum1313 just read your update. It does make total sense as to why you are unhappy with the scar. Would counselling help you at all to try and reframe it as a victory scar of survival rather than as a victim scar? I am not trying to minimise it.
You are incredibly brave to be acknowledging what has happened and how it’s effected you, and starting to take back control of those effects rather than letting them control you.

@Tiredmum1313 it's completely understandable why it's such an upsetting reminder. My dd was scalded in a kitchen accident. The incident itself was terrible, but the scars made it so much harder to get over it, scar therapy ruled our lives for 2 years after. However, they have faded so much, it really was worth persevering.

Time will fade it, although I totally understand wanting to DO something about it. I have a scar on my face from well before the advice given about silicone and massaging was known and it's hardly visible now. For newer scars I'd use vitamin e oil as others have said. I think also wait a bit longer or see a dermatologist before doing any derma rolling as it's still a bit pink.

@Duckingfun thank you so much

@StBrides thank you and I am slowly getting there. I have to have this constant reminder. I’m getting stronger everyday, as hard as it is.

@TheOccupier Aw thank you I know you was just trying to make me feel better before my story so thank you for reading and understanding and I have left that horrible relationship.