Shereene IdrissBoard Certified Derm, Founder and Chief Nerd

How to treat a scar from a burn #shorts

4 Mar 2023 · 0 min

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Short YouTube clip showing two speakers discussing treatment of a recent hair-styling burn. Advice: apply a hyperpigmentation serum, use silicone scar sheets cut to size to physically block sun exposure over the treated area, and use sunscreen; silicone sheets also help reduce hypertrophic scarring. The clip notes silicone sheets may not match all skin tones.

2 days ago I was trying to style my own hair and I burnt myself.
To minimize any residual hyperpigmentation, I am going to use my hyper serum on this, and although I can cover this with sunscreen, I'm going to take it a step further and actually physically cover it using silicone scar sheets. But I don't waste all of this sheets. I will go ahead and cut it and cover it, peel it, lay it over where I applied my hyper serum to protect it from any sun that it may or may not receive throughout the day, and to minimize it from becoming hypertrophic I e overgrowing.
I recut it smaller and better. Now, the color does not match all skin tones, but it physically blocks the sun, so I'm just gonna go with it.
Any other scar questions, silicone sheet questions, let me know and we will answer them next.