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How Can I Get Rid Of The Scar Due To Nail Scratch ?
hello doctor please help. i had used dettol on my cheek which had a nail scratch and i have a black scar . i have got flutivate gel from the doctor. He told me not to use other creams. my face has become dry due to no cream. but i have been using acne control and papaya face wash alternatively. now the scar skin has started to peel off. can you please suggest me shall i peel the coming skin or keep it? and i am scared if the scar will remain. can i use lip guard or honey on it as well? how can i stop the new skin s darkness. i am really worried i look so ugly. please help me.
Thu, 19 Apr 2012
dear, hello. what you got from dettol is a burns actually. your skin was sensitive to it and burnt due to dettol. and above that, you used steroid cream over it. now my advice is not to use anything over it for 3 weeks. let a new skin come howsoever dark it may be. after three weeks you may need dermabrasion by plastioc surgeon along with some silicone cream. the scar would take some time to go off. how completely will it go, will be told by plastic surgeon whom you would consult. hope it satisfioes your eagerness to get rid of scar immediately.
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hi since you had used dettol on face and also may have kept a little while on face while washing, also some people are allergic to it so the inflammation might have happened after penetrating into the wound(scratch mark)and now the crust has happened ,what the doctor has asked you to apply flutivate gel do apply it also use some mild cleanser like cetaphil and use some mild moisturizer like cetaphil dam but do not peel off the crust it would fall on its own if its itchy take LCZ or if still not resolve consult the doctor again.
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Hi...dear Shresthamary..,
Thanks for choosing HCM..,
DETTOL..It contains chloroxylenol 4.8% w/w , isopropyl alcohol 10% w/w...,
pine oil 10% w/w..here Chloroxylenol and alcohol will cause chemical burn in..,,
Higher concentration..So U got the darkness...So avoid the Dettol..,
For Scar on the cheek...
CO2 Fractional LASER...is best option..,
LASER Re-surfacing Helping scar remodel..,
Good scar correction is depend upon....use of newer techniques..,
Here use of SILICONE plus HEPARIN are more helpfu...,
So SCAR REVISION AND SURGERY is th treatment of choice..ok
thanQ
Thanks for choosing HCM..,
DETTOL..It contains chloroxylenol 4.8% w/w , isopropyl alcohol 10% w/w...,
pine oil 10% w/w..here Chloroxylenol and alcohol will cause chemical burn in..,,
Higher concentration..So U got the darkness...So avoid the Dettol..,
For Scar on the cheek...
CO2 Fractional LASER...is best option..,
LASER Re-surfacing Helping scar remodel..,
Good scar correction is depend upon....use of newer techniques..,
Here use of SILICONE plus HEPARIN are more helpfu...,
So SCAR REVISION AND SURGERY is th treatment of choice..ok
thanQ
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donot worry much,donot peel of skin covering and make it raw,lets allow it to heal completely if any infection then must take antibiotics and after healing wash two times and make it softeend with any sun saving moisturing cream
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