Raised, itchy scars, for example from acne, can be bothersome - but there are ways you can treat them at home. Dr Aamna Adel is known for sharing her skin tips online, racking up more than 1.6million followers.
She has shared her advice on everything from tackling acne to avoiding razor bumps. But now she has gone viral online after she shared her top three tips for reducing the appearance and irritation of scars. In a video, which has gained more than 3,300 likes, she claimed: "If you do all three of these things, your scar is not only going to be a flatter, less itchy, less visible, but it's also going to heal a lot faster.
" The doctor's first tip was to massage the area with some Vaseline (£5.99) or Aquaphor (£6.49) every day.
While she admitted that her first tip may leave you questioning 'what that's going to do', she swears by it. "Now hear me out on this first one because it's going to sound a little crazy, but you are going to massage your scar every single day for at least five minutes," she explained. "I want you to use something like Vaseline, Aquaphor, anything, which is just going to give a little bit of slip, but let you actually put quite a bit of pressure on the scar.
" She added that putting pressure on the area helps to "remodel the collagen" and that it is "worth doing every single day." Next, she suggested getting some silicone gel and tape for your scar treatment routine, using them once in the morning and again at night. She explained: "You can honestly.