Hmm. Interesting thing my doctor told me.

[Liberal Veteran]

He told me to rub vitamin E oil (he said just break open a capsule) and rub it on the remains of my wound and it would reduce scarring.

I never heard that one before.

[madrchsod]

1. sounds interesting

that stuff is really thick and sticky.. it should work

[beawr]

2. I have

When my wife was pregnant, she rubbed it on stretch marks to reduce them. The stuff is just plain good for skin.

[beawr]

Repeat

Wha Happened?

[xultar]

3. Yup very true! My G-Ma used it for all sorts of stuff! n/t

[waterman]

4. Yep, works like a charm. So does aloe. And vitamin A.

Collegen elastin as well.

[Sapphocrat]

5. Yep!

I'm pretty sure Vitamin E is a common ingredient in those creams they sell to reduce scarring. Works too (the E, I mean -- I've had only so-so results with the creams).

Here's another one for you: My grandmother swore by olive oil, rubbed in daily, to reduce stretch marks when she was pregnant. Not that you're planning on getting pregnant any time soon :D but it's the same principle.

The only adverse affect, she said, was that when my father was born, he practically flew out, like a little greased pig.

Too much information? LOL

[thebaghwan]

6. Yes, my wife's vascular surgeon recommended it to her, you can almost

watch it heal in front of your eyes. Amazing stuff.

[blondeatlast]

7. It works, and it also helps keep the scarring you still get from

darkening in the sun--amazing stuff.

When I had a breast biopsy I was told to use it, and it works like a charm. Just a little rubbed in 1-2x a day. It's amazing.

[silverlib]

8. Orthopedic surgeons recommend it, too. (n/t)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

9. Also good for minor burns

If you get a minor burn, such as one is likely to get in the kitchen, take a Vitamin E capsulre, pierce it with a needle, and rub the oil over the burn. It will sting like crazy, and maybe even sizzle slightly, but it prevents blistering.

[ET Awful]

10. Yup, my mom did that when I was a kid. . .

I've never really needed to myself, but I have heard the same thing.

[RebelOne]

11. Yes, that remedy has been around for a long time.

[FlaGranny]

12. It is also good for

insect stings.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

13. Yeah it works...

It's actually a fairly well known remedy.