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Well, I'm midway between surgeries for removal of the skin cancer on my nose. Friday I go to the plastic surgeon to have skin grafts to cover the wounds. Right now I'm all covered up from here to there with gauze and tape. I look like this:
I know very little about how to help heal my skin and reduce scarring. All I know is I don't usually heal very "prettily." I'm not allowed to take any herbal things pre-op (as some may increase bleeding and the surgeon just takes a "blanket stand" on no herbs at all) but I may be able to do those when stitched up after Friday.
I'm open to any ideas - homeopathy, herbs, salves, acupuncture, whatever! Throw anything you know my way. Thanks!
P.S. Does anyone know of a good full coverage makeup for those days (like my son's upcoming Baptism) that I want to hide everything?
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I have heard that vitamin E can help. Some people say orally and some say topically so I don't know which works better. My midwife told me that raw honey can also reduce scaring. Good luck with your surgery!
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Zinc - both as a supplement and applied topically as zinc oxide. And it would give you good coverage, though I'm sure not what you are looking for as far as make-up. You would look like a life guard!
Praying for healing.
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honey.. it also prevents infection.. I don't have the info right off.. but there was a battlefield hospital (WWI?) that used honey on all the wounds and had a very low rate of infection... it's good stuff.. if sticky 
pineapple (has the enzyme bromelain) speeds healing of soft tissue injury and reduces swelling and bruising.
arnica helps stop bruising and bleeding (I take this immediately after a birth for instance.. makes a huge difference in how sore I am) I would have someone bring it to me to take as soon as possible after the surgery..
of course I've also given arnica to a daughter having teeth pulled without telling the dentist.. he was impressed with the speed at which the bleeding stopped
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My dh had wonderful success with calendula tincture. He had a very bad infection which led to bad scaring, the calendula not only cleared up the infection but helped with the scaring.
Regards vitamin E cream, I used to use it for eczema but it made it worse as I have an intolerance to animal products and my vitamin E cream was based on lanolin  Just something to keep in mind if you have issues in that area
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We've had various cuts and such heal quickly and without scarring by dabbing on a couple of drops of lavender essential oil with a Q-tip.
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Here's an article from 2004 on honey use on wounds
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3787867.stm
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Thank you everyone! I found some arnica in my closet, we have honey, zinc, and a calendula gel - guess I have a good start already!
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