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Healing cutting scars
I'm 16 and yes I do cut and I don't need a lecture. I'm trying to stop but I have an overwhelming amount of mental disorders. With that out of the way, I have to go to y cottage in 2.5 weeks and it's just me, my mom, younger brother, and aunt. No one except my best friend knows about my cutting and burning. I have a few faint scars from cutting on my arms and thighs and I want them to remove themselves because I have to wear a bathing suit at the cottage most of the time. And I have some very prominent burn scars on the wrist. There are 2 very pinky/red ones and one of them has gone white/ beige. I want the brighter ones to go white or beige so it isn't as noticeable. Does anyone know any remedies I can make at home tha works? I cannot just go out and buy special creams an it need I be fast acting, thanks
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Coca butter is a better option .You can spread this on your scars and within a week they would noticeably faded and you can also use mederma which is lotion type which made available in any pharmacy and care should be taken that it requires continues usage. Soaking in the warm salty water will help to heal wicked fast. Bio oils is proven to be a better medicine for scar and stretch marks.
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Scars don't go away. That's the problem. You probably didn't really think about the embarrassing long-term consequences of what they're doing and if you did, you didn't understand how awful it would really be. You'll stop cutting soon, but many many years from now you'll still have those scars. You'll still have to deal with people questioning them years and years beyond when you could justify having even done it in the first place. Just like you can't make your boobs bigger, you can't get rid of scars. Let this hard truth be what it takes for you to stop. Since you're only 16, your skin is still young and the scars have a chance of fading. Keep cutting and burning for much longer and that won't be the case anymore. Stay out of the sun because getting a tan will make the scars more obvious. Could you pretend that you have your period and not wear a bathing suit as much or put shorts over it because you're feeling uncomfortable? The only thing that you can really do to reduce the appearance of the scars is makeup. Experiment with it over the next 2 weeks and you should be able to find something that makes them less apparent. There are actually makeups specifically made for covering scars and tattoos. I'm not sure how easy it would be for you to get a bunch of makeup unnoticed, but that's really your only option. Unfortunately, there's very little that you can do about this. The next time you go to harm yourself, think about how permanent what you're doing really is. The pain of dealing with the scars all the time is going to be much worse over time than whatever you're dealing with now. Good luck!
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Even if you could afford to buy special creams that promise to improve or take away scars, there just doesn't exist any such thing. So of course there is no home remedy for it either.
Scars can fade on their own a little over the years and become less noticeable but still be visible.
I have a scar on my right knee as a child from a badly bloodied skinned knee. It was halfway healed when brother kicked me hard in that knee and I lost the scab and it became a fresh wound again. Then once it was about halfway healed again, I tripped in gym class and landed hard on that same knee on concrete floor and it broke open all over again. I am 55 and still have a ropey 1 inch long scar across the top of my knee. It has been less noticeable but is still visible. Scars from tiny incisions for gall bladder surgery are still visible. I can't say what happens for burns over time. If just a first degree burn like bumping a hand against the hot oven door or such, I know that there's usually no lingering scar. But anything worse may have the same effect as a serious fire burn victim and the skin healing but looking deformed, like shiny plastic, for the rest of ones life.
I'd say, that you either dress like for winter and show no skin and rouse questions from family, not to mention if its hot, the potential of heat stroke from overheating . . . or . . . you may just come to grips with the fact that you are not going to be able to hide this any longer and mentally prepare yourself to have to face their questioning.
If the family knows about your 'overwhelming amount of mental disorders', then it shouldn't be as big a surprise to them that you are cutting and burning. Thats one of the things that come with those mental problems, especially if the treatment isn't helping or if its just too slow a progress to getting better and getting it under control. If mom isn't aware that what ever treatments you are on arent helping and you're cutting, then she needs to know so that other treatment can be tried. This is like trying to quit smoking. Stopping cold turkey rarely works for most and people need all sorts of different helps and supports to kick such a habit. If the underlieing issue that causes you to cut and burn isn't taken care of, then you will continue to do so and it w ont go away. If your family knows you have mental disorders but have never taken you in for treatment, then its high time. You will have to ask for the help and if parents won't help, ask the school nurse or counselor to hook you up with help.
Sorry I don't have any better news for you dear. I hope your future gets better and brighter.
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