Hi all
Its been 3 weeks since i've had my Chicken Pox...and although the Pox have gone...i have red marks where they use to be on my face (forehead cheekbones)...do you know how long it takes for them to compleatly go away...I don't think i've scrached them, but if i have what can i do ... :-(
2007-01-13 02:41:14 · 12 answers · asked by Johnny B 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Will Plastic Surgrey do the trick
2007-01-13 02:51:02 · update #1
It will take another couple of weeks. My son had the pox last year and he has some red ones I thought were never going to go away but the did.
2007-01-13 02:44:38 · answer #1 · answered by JS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone heals differently, with some people the pox marks go away completely, and others they never totally go away. I have two pox marks on my chest I got forty plus years ago, but I was quite young when I had chicken pox. That uncontrollable itch when you're little you usually don't realize you're scratching it. Normally the red will fade, but if you have any scar tissue that may not go away. Time will only tell if you will have any permanent pox marks.
2007-01-13 11:07:40 · answer #2 · answered by froggi6106 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Consult a dermatologist. S/he should be able to tell the type and depth of scarring and give you a more accurate prediction and remedy... The variety of skin types out there; of scars depending on the impact on skin and how it healed (bump, direction of tissue); and of other factors like exposure to the sun or use of moisturizers are things that make people scar differently.
2007-01-13 11:00:25 · answer #3 · answered by tense 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well its now thirty years since I had chicken pox and I still have faint white marks where the pox were.
2007-01-13 10:45:05 · answer #4 · answered by LillyB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you didn't scratch them they will most likely go away in a couple of weeks/months. If you did scratch then you have them for life, but they fade and become less visible over time.
2007-01-13 10:46:53 · answer #5 · answered by ..... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicken pox scars are there for life I am affraid, they will fade but will always leave a scar. especially if you scratched without knowing.
2007-01-13 10:44:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on how deep the scarring is.....my son had them 8 yrs ago and still has the pitted scars on his forehead...so sometimes they never go away
2007-01-13 10:44:41 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like what happened to me. they never went away!
i went to the doctor and he prescribed me some medicine which helped a little bit but u can still see the red
2007-01-13 10:49:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you have scratched them the scars wont go away instead leave little holes
2007-01-13 10:50:28 · answer #9 · answered by Jade Goody 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
as long as you have not scratched them they will eventually disappear, but if you have you will always have a scar.
2007-01-13 10:46:17 · answer #10 · answered by MISSY G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋