Hard Skin On Shin, After A Wound - Any Creams Etc To Lessen It?

[joko]

many years ago i scraped my shin, it was against a reclining chair so i ended up with a scrape from the metal, and a kind of minor 'burn' from the fabric

now, 25 years later it is still there and its a hard piece of hard skin.

the doc said if she removed it, id still have a scar there, though it would be scar tissue rather than hard skin but would basically look more of less the same

i can buff some off - like you would on your feet - but it doesn't get rid of it it just grows back.

are there any creams or something i could use on it, to gradually soften it so something less ugly looking - or maybe even get it to go back to normal skin?

or am i just stuck with it?

i was thinking of something like wart remover? would that have any effect?

i have tried betnovate, as i know that can thin the skin, but i think it would take years to have any effect and its made no difference so far except temporary softening - like any cream would.

thanks

[mazie]

Try this joko... I used it for a similar scar on my MiL's leg it is excellent

[mazie]

whoops...

http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/holland-barrett-calendula-cream-60082833

[Sqad]

After 25 years, this scar tissue (fibrous tissue) is there until your dying day.

[tinkerbell23]

Bio oil might help a tad x

[atalanta]

I have successfully used calendula cream, but the bit of hard skin ( which was cured ) hadn't been there for as long as 25 years.

[Cathyhuns]

I don't know whether it would work for hard skin, but when I recently had quite a bad injury to my finger I was advised to massage the scar with Bio Oil to soften the scar tissue. I did the same to a very old scar and that too has significantly softened and faded as a result.

[joko]

thanks everyone - the problem is that creams generally soften the skin ... but after its gone the skin just dries out and goes hard again,
i buff it off but it just hardens again