Scar Creams - Which Are Available On Nhs And Which To Buy? Any Recommendations

[joko]

I have small bumps, that are shiny and pink on my skin from minor burns about a month ago

i know theyre not 'healed' yet, so they may not stay anyway, but i wanted to minimise the appearance of the bumps as much as i can and stop me being stuck with bumpy skin.

im unemployed at the moment so i wondered if i could get some kind of scar minimising cream from the doc?

(im aware they will fade more naturally once all redness etc calms down.)

or is it only available to buy?
if so what is best?

been looking at mederma?

i am interested in both natural stuff and proper chemical stuff - whatever works

thanks

[brainiac]

Bio-Oil is good for things like this, stretch marks etc. It's easily available and doesn't cost a fortune, so worth a try

[johnny.5]

i would buy scar chasm
if it was available ;~)

[Buenchico]

Apart from using a moisturiser (such as E45) the NHS website seems to suggest that there are no creams that will help:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/scars/treatment/

Further, it seems unlikely that a GP would be allowed to prescribe anything for a condition which will largely remedy itself in time anyway:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/the-full-list-of-medicines-no-longer-available-on-nhs-prescription-from-next-month-a3836361.html

A pharmacist might be able to point you toward a moisturiser which is effective as, but cheaper than, E45.

[ummmm]

A month is far too soon.

[ubasses]

Just use any body lotion/cream. After badly scalding myself last year I had very angry red scarring and that is what the hospital advised.
A few months down the line they were hardly noticeable and now there is no sign at all.

[joko]

thanks all,
if it wasnt my face, i would just rely on lotions etc, but im just paranoid that if i dont do all i can now, to help my skin do its best healing, while its still fairly new and not healed etc then i may regret - i want to prevent as much as i can, rather than try to act on the results later

i also possibly have hEDS which is a collagen fault - so im even more concerned my skin is not going to behave as it would for a normal skinned person.

at the moment i'm keeping it permanently moist, fully coated in creams and ointments etc

but the more i can do to help it, the better.

[Toorak]

My friend works as a plastic surgery nurse and they use aqueous cream or E45. Similar advice here along with other tips:

https://www.hey.nhs.uk/patient-leaflet/scar-information/