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Scars Remaining After Chicken Pox Infection. How Long Will It Take To Fade Away?
Hello sir
i am 25 yrs old. i had got affected by chicken pox last 20 days. now i am ok. but so many scars are remaining on my face which are in black color and dey are in large size. wt should i do? i used to take bath in the water of neem leaves after boiling them and till now i havent used the soap. After taking bath i am using coconut oil for massage on whole body. How much time it will take sir...?
i am 25 yrs old. i had got affected by chicken pox last 20 days. now i am ok. but so many scars are remaining on my face which are in black color and dey are in large size. wt should i do? i used to take bath in the water of neem leaves after boiling them and till now i havent used the soap. After taking bath i am using coconut oil for massage on whole body. How much time it will take sir...?
Fri, 31 May 2013
Hi,
Thanks for writing to us.
Chicken pox lesions usually heal with dark pigmented spots. If your lesions have completely healed, apply tretinoin gel/ cream over the marks in night and Kojic acid cream in morning. Avoid sun exposure and use a good sunscreen. In couple of weeks the marks would become lighter.
You may start using soap now!
Hope that helped.
Take care
Thanks for writing to us.
Chicken pox lesions usually heal with dark pigmented spots. If your lesions have completely healed, apply tretinoin gel/ cream over the marks in night and Kojic acid cream in morning. Avoid sun exposure and use a good sunscreen. In couple of weeks the marks would become lighter.
You may start using soap now!
Hope that helped.
Take care
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