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chicken pox scars

by Trina22, May 09, 2009 10:50AM
i am a african american female. i'm 22 years old. i was about 8 or 9 when i got chicken pox and i still have the scars til this day. i've tried all kinds of cream to help with the scars but nothing have worked. i went to a cosmetics surgery place but because of my skin tone things like the chemical peel and microdermabrasion wouldn' t work for me can anybody tell me what to do PLEASE!!
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by Bhupinder Kaur, MD, May 09, 2009 01:00PM
To: Trina22
Hello,
Chicken pox scars are very tough to treat. Apply hydroquinone cream or creams containing vitamin E on the scars and it should go away in a few days to months.If it still persists then you can go in for laser treatment,photodermabrasion or microdermabrasion. Avoid picking, harsh scrubbing, and abrasive treatments unless prescribed by a dermatologist during this period.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional doubts.Kind regards.

by chocolategurl, Dec 13, 2009 06:46PM
To: the doc
will some oils help i heard tamanu oil helps with scars like chicken pox  i heard it could help erase scars, right now im using skindermapro oil ive only had it for three days now i ordered off of ebay its supose to work for any kind of scar,burn mark,keliod scar ect in like some weeks or months or so its supose to have tamanu oil in it as well as other plants,  tamanu is a unedible tropical nut but if you are allergic to some nuts they say dont use it but what do you think? Do you think it could help?

p.s.  ill happily let you know if it works fo me in the next 2 months or so
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