most effective way to get rid of cut scars?

[martianwaffles]

i've googled this but gotten mixed results. bluntly put, i cut myself a few months back, and the scars are apparantly going nowhere fast. i've tried silicone scar sheets - which initally helped flatten them out a bit but they're still red, and kind of bumpy.

they're on my arm. i used scissors. i didnt slice like you would with a knife, i literelly took small bits of skin, and snipped them like you would a folded piece of paper. i know it sounds gross but if you want to know, i was doing it as an experiment as to how much pain i could coup with, and i was just curious. anyway, i didnt think about scarring. as i said they are kind of bumpy, red, and very visible.

alpha-hydroxy? shea butter? im afraid to irritate the skin and make it worse, but i want to start some sort of over-the-counter treatment or home remedy. i dont care how long it takes, i just want some of the redness to go away and for it to be less noticable, i was just wondering what you think is the most effective so i dont waste my time!