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amativedame -> RE: scars.... :( ? (11/2/2008 8:40:05 AM)
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I have the olive skin that scars really easily as well. For years as a teenager I had acne that was resistant to everything the dermatologist could throw at it. My face ended up being so scarred that you couldn't even quite tell they actually used to be scars. I'll never forget my one friend going "what do you mean you don't have freckles?"
Like others mentioned, vitamin E can really help. If you look on the bottle of mederma, its basicly all onion extract, a type of glyoxylic acid, sorbic acid, and Methylparaben an antibacterial agent. A lot of the scar stuff contains some kind of acid, it helps soften and remove the skin gently... with the idea that eventually you'll remove the darkened skin that makes up the scar.
I've had a lot of serious results on my face and other areas just by exfoliating. I've had some bouts with acne again, but for a few years I had actually managed to remove 99% of the scars on my face in about 3 months, just from exfoliating every day. I have a soft bristle face brush that I use (I love it because it cleans out the pores, but it also helps by exfoliating every time you use it.) Before you try something like mederma, I would try using some vitamin E, and some exfoliating (how much would depend on how much your skin can handle. (I don't know how big your spots are, but you could use a loofa, a comerical scrub, or a homemade scrub using sugar or salt. )
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