How to Heal Scars

Scars are formed when we experience trauma to the deep layers of our skin from surgery, injury, etc. In general, scars are a part of the natural scar healing process or the skin's way of closing a wound quickly and securely to prevent infection. When the wound is closed too quickly, collagen forms and a scar is left behind. In some cases, these scars can become raised and/or discolored.

Scar Catorgies - What are the types of scars and what causes them?

Keloid scars: These scars are the result of an overly aggressive healing process that grow beyond the wound boundaries and leave an irregular fibrous tissue mass above the skin.

Contracture scars: This type of scar is caused by a contracture of the skin due to burn injury. These scars require a very special treatment for scars from burns.

Hypertrophic scars: These scars are raised and red scars that are similar to keloids, but do not breach the boundaries of the injury site. Their cause is mostly associated to surgeries and piercings.

Acne scars: The causes of this type of scar are acne, much like the name suggests. This type of scar appears after an infected pimple has subsided and is very common in males.

Some Treatments to Help a Scar Heal

One of the more popular keloid scar treatments is the use of silicone sheeting. With this treatment, a thick sheet of medical grade silicone with a sticky under surface is applied to the skin sticky side down and worn for several weeks.

Although this treatment has proven to be very effective, it is also very cumbersome. The sheets are bulky and very visible if worn on areas not covered by clothing. When worn under clothing, they are hard to keep on the skin as clothing rubs against them constantly.

Another option involves surgical removal of scar tissue in combination with a couple of steroid injections -one at the time of the surgery and the second injection about 3 to 4 weeks later. However, this type of treatment is variously reported as having between a 50% to 70% rate of recurrence.

Heal Scars Naturally

Healing scars naturally can be accomplished with natural-based skin care products as well as maintaining a regimen of scar care designed to give you smooth, clear skin.

One of the most successful products for treating skin ailments such as burns, rashes and scars is BIOSKINREPAIR. This is a topical treatment that contains a natural ingredient that stimulates the skin's regenerative processes and helps avoid excess scarring. It also reduces hypertrophic and keloid scars.

BIOSKINREPAIR help accelerate healing and prevent and heal scarring with active ingredients shown to promote healthy skin reproduction and tone.

Old scars are dramatically improved with the use of BIOSKINREPAIR. It is important to know that the healing process varies from person to person depending on the severity of the condition.

Some people have reported excellent skin renewal in scars as old as 10 years. When instructions are followed, expect results within 6-8 weeks of use, improving more and more over time with additional use.

BIOSKINREPAIR is a gentle natural formula. Applied topically two times per day the formula rapidly stimulates cell re-growth regeneration.

The Main Biological Active

The main ingredient in this cream is Helix Aspersa Müller GlycoConjugates are gathered from live snails of the same species and are immediately homogenized and stabilized to avoid hydrolysis of their enzymes and proteins.

The biological active ingredient is embedded in a liposome - microscopic "fat" vessels that are readily taken in by the cells carrying the ingredient within the target cells, deep within the skin.

It is a complex compound of powerful biological molecular structures: proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans, enzymes, copper peptides, antimocrobial peptides and oligoelements (Cu, Zn, Ca, Fe some of which act as coenzymes).

Other Botanical Ingredients - Anti-Itching & Anti-Inflammatory

BIOSKINREPAIR is also made with two botanical ingredients that play an important role in the formation of keloids and halt keloid itching:

• Extract from the Butterbur Herb (Petasites japonicus) that has been found to have the ability to minimize mast cell degranulation and histamine release and thus effective at helping to relieve discomfort in sensitive skin associated with itching, irritation and rosacea; and

• Extract of the The Elder Tree (Sambucus nigra L.), cultivated by organic methods in the Swiss Alps, which shows a significant dose dependant capacity to reduce the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) biosynthesis of keratinocytes. VEGF is a potent cytokine with action on the endothelium and plays a crucial role in the inflammation process.

VEGF is responsible for the chemotactism of immunocompetent cells and vascular permeability and is expressed at low levels in healthy skin and up-regulated by keratinocytes in inflammations. Sambucus Extract reduces the biosynthesis of the VEGF and has a distinct antiinflammatory effect and decreases vascular permeability.

Final Product

The end result is a product that contains ingredients that are antimicrobial, protect, moisturize, repair and renew the skin; plus contains ingredients that are anti-itching, regulate vascular formation, mimic the intercellular structure of skin and are essential for helping skin to function normally.

Intercellular substances are those ingredients that exist naturally in the skin and work to hold the skin cells together. A dry environment, sun damage, irritation, inflammation, and age can all greatly reduce the presence of these substances in skin.

Combining intercellular substances and the biological active with moisturizers helps keep the layers of skin whole, resilient and in good physical condition by providing the materials the skin needs to defend itself against pollution, hazards arising in the environment and events that trigger an inflammatory response from within our body.

The cream is manufactured in a state of the art Cosmetic Laboratory in the USA, based on Helix Aspersa Müller GlycoConjugates collected in Chile.