scar treatment

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My scars are so big that people notice them on first site.  Most people ask and want to know what happened knowing that massive pain came with these knarly looking scars that I live with.  I did grow up riding motorcycles daily and did stunts that made my mom worry and my friends cheer me on for more.  I wish to tell people my huge scars are the result of some daredevil motorcycle stunt and leave it at that.

I have an 18 inch slice that runs up my right arm and a 6 x 2 inch circle on my left forearm.  About 20 years ago I got gangrene. My right arm needed to be cut open for pressure release, and was almost completely amputated from the quick spread of the gangrene.  Thank goodness I only lost only half of my hand.  Not only do I have horribly gouging scars all over my right arm and hand, my left arms’ skin was sliced off and grafted, and the same on my leg.  This was to cover the the delicate bones that were freshly amputated.  The results of all this are four crazy major scars, and my skin over my amputated-scared hand is super thin and fragile.

There are “scar creams” that I continuly use, but have had very little success in helping any of my sightly scars.

Dermabrasion is another remedy that seems interesting.  It uses an abrasive sponge to exfoliate the top layer of the scar allowing a new layer of skin to grow.  This technique takes a lot of sessions, and gets very expensive.

A couple of other exfoliating type remedies are the use of glycolic acid and vitamin A.  It is important that you work very closely with your doctor or dermatologist.  This cure can take a long time and a lot of patience is needed.  The side affect of this treatment is your skin with have a burning sensation for a while even after the treatment.

Another treatment is a steroid injection.  This is a very aggressive form of treatment.  Steroid injection can be very painful.

Scar treatments are not covered by medical insurance companies. Any and all treatments are concidered “appearance treatments” and elective, and therefore not necessary.  If you are like me you may have had your scars for a long time.  Depending on cost and patience, there is hope for us.

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