Hi everyone,

I know that prevention is best (what we're all aiming for, right? ) and that there's really no 'cure' for scars, but:

I just wondered if any of you could share any wisdom/advice on how to heal cuts and make scars less visible?

Luckily I don't think my latest SI cuts are going to scar very noticably, but I have some pink/shiny scars on my upper forearm - these cuts were a little deeper, at the worst of my SI. At the time I don't think I realised how much damage I was doing (or cared) and things got a little out of hand... anyway, that was a number of months ago, and these scars are still very obvious, and a painful reminder of where I've been. I really want to put SI behind me. (And I'd really like to not have to wear long sleeves EVERY d*** day for the rest of my life!)

I've been trying using Bio Oil, which I'm not sure had much of an effect, and also Aloe Vera gel - which I've had some success with on stretch marks before, so I figure that might help... I'm hoping time will also be a healer.

I've 'Googled' this, but there's not a lot of info I'd consider reliable - companies trying to sell products, people recommending things they haven't actually tried, etc. So, have any of you had any good results from creams/gels/oils etc? Home remedies?

I know some people have also had tattoos over their scars - and this is something I'd consider - but I've not really found much info on how successful tattooing actually is at disguising scars - my fear is that it would draw more attention to them? Anyone have any experience of this?

I've heard some people use makeup - but I've tried one really good concealer and it did squat...

Anything I'm missing?