{"id":67224,"date":"2023-08-26T13:38:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T13:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/?p=67224"},"modified":"2023-08-26T13:38:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T13:38:01","slug":"im-a-doctor-here-are-two-ways-to-help-reduce-scarring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/lifestyle\/im-a-doctor-here-are-two-ways-to-help-reduce-scarring\/","title":{"rendered":"I&apos;m a doctor &#8211; here are two ways to help reduce scarring"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>I&#8217;m a doctor &#8211; here are two ways to help reduce scarring<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Doctor Michael on TikTok recommends affordable products to minimise scars\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Scars and stretch marks are NO match for this low-cost treatment\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A doctor has shared his simple advice on how to reduce scarring after surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Michael, a Scottish doctor who is currently practising in Australia, uploaded a TikTok\u00a0video on July 4 for his 389,000 followers on his medical and health-focused account.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The doctor &#8211; known as @drmichaelsays on the social site &#8211; has a Master&#8217;s and Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree and regularly uploads surgical advice and health warnings about everyday products, such as sunscreen, vitamins and vapes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The video\u00a0has amassed over 7,000 likes and 225 comments since its upload, with many intending on following Michael&#8217;s advice, some describing their own results in using the products, and others pointing to similar items that can do the same job.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Michael has highlighted two particular items that can help improve the appearance of scar tissue: silicone tape and scar treatment gel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74688975-12441931-image-a-5_1692948517334.jpg\" height=\"1015\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Michael has recommended in a TikTok video two particular items that can help improve the appearance of scar tissue: silicone tape and scar treatment gel<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;&#8221;Is there anything that works for scars?&#8221; This is a question that I get all the time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I used to cut out lots of skin cancers in Australia, so we deal with scars all of the time, and there&#8217;s lots of things you can do &#8211; some really easy, some more difficult, like lasers and and invasive treatments.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But this I found was actually really good if you just did it consistently. The first thing you can get from Boots is a silicone gel &#8211; really easy to use.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You&#8217;ve just gotta be consistent with it. Put it on every single day.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Recommending another product, Michael says: &#8216;The one I think works a bit better is the silicone tape.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You might need to order this online but, basically, it comes as a roller.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You cut it to the size of your scar, you put it on and you leave it on until it falls off. It stays on when you&#8217;re in the shower &#8211; it can stay on for days and weeks. Just leave it on there and change it after about two weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After you take it off, you&#8217;ll see a little bit of a difference &#8211; it definitely helps with redness.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74690519-12441931-image-m-10_1692948613895.jpg\" height=\"1011\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In the video, Michael has highlighted two particular items that can help improve the appearance of scar tissue: silicone tape and scar treatment gel<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/08\/74690517-12441931-image-m-26_1692949615509.jpg\" height=\"806\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Recommending another product, Michael advised people should use a &#8216;silicone scar tape&#8217; (pictured)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Comments flooded in from users who vouched for the recommended products, while some shared their own personal experiences with scar care.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One person wrote: &#8216;Just got it this week on Amazon. I was attacked by dogs in March so have lots of scars. Praying it works. It was very easy to apply.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Two other individuals shared positive reviews of both the gel and silicone tape, with one saying: &#8216;I used the Keli-Cote gel a few years ago for a large scar after surgery and the healing was really good. Skin is so smooth.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The other wrote: &#8216;I used that tape with my open midline bowel resection scar. Works well!&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some users suggested other personally helpful products, with one saying: &#8216;Castor oil pure.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote: &#8216;I heard Bio-Oil was supposed to be useful for helping the appearance of scars.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A third said: &#8216;We were recommended Dermatix Ultra by a paediatric surgeon, it really reduced the angry scarring.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74690479-12441931-image-a-36_1692951040674.jpg\" height=\"43\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74690471-12441931-image-a-37_1692951048624.jpg\" height=\"49\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74690475-12441931-image-a-38_1692951052966.jpg\" height=\"69\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74690495-12441931-image-a-39_1692951057087.jpg\" height=\"56\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74690487-12441931-image-a-40_1692951060891.jpg\" height=\"52\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74690477-12441931-image-a-41_1692951064732.jpg\" height=\"102\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74690493-12441931-image-a-42_1692951070995.jpg\" height=\"70\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74690481-12441931-image-a-43_1692951074971.jpg\" height=\"61\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/09\/74690469-12441931-Comments_flooded_in_from_users_who_vouched_for_the_recommended_p-a-44_1692951078972.jpg\" height=\"113\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Comments flooded in from users who vouched for the recommended products, while some shared their own personal experiences with scar care<\/p>\n<p>A small pool of people claimed that Michael&#8217;s recommended products &#8211; specifically the tape &#8211; hadn&#8217;t worked for them previously, with one writing: &#8216;Silicone tape widened my scars.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote: &#8216;I used that tape for months and months after my appendectomy and it made minimal progress.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>There are many various treatments to help fade scars that are now available within the market &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><span>Some of Dr. Michael&#8217;s suggestions &#8211; as well as other creams, gels and tapes &#8211; might be the better option for those who are on a budget or not prepared for hours of painful lasering sessions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>An Australian woman who took the plunge and attended a lasering session in March 2023 for pigmentation\u00a0was left with horrific scars &#8211; after the settings on the machine were &#8216;set too high.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/health\/article-12441931\/Im-doctor-two-ways-help-reduce-scarring.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a doctor &#8211; here are two ways to help reduce scarring Doctor Michael on TikTok recommends affordable products to minimise scars\u00a0 READ MORE:\u00a0Scars and stretch marks are NO match for this low-cost treatment\u00a0 A doctor has shared his simple advice on how to reduce scarring after surgery. 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