Does anyone know what the best way to get rid of flea bite scars is?

Question

Please help me. I'm honestly sitting here crying as I type this because both of my legs are covered in scars. I don't know how to get rid of the scars. Please help :(

Answer 1

you need to treat your carpets. Thats why they are on your legs. also poss sofas and bed. You buy a spray from the vet and fumigate, close windows and leave house for a while. The eggs can lay dormant in the carpet or other soft furnishings for years before hatching and every new flea will leave more eggs. Its not enough to do the dogs alone. That will sort you out for future years but as for the scars you have now, I dont think there is anything in particular that really works. You are best to to use a skin slougher of some sort - either a body scrub and or a body brush - followed by good moisturiser. This will encourage healthy new skin growth and may speed things up a bit.

Answer 2

Hi lily,



Flea Bite Marks: Four Step Treatment



Often people refer to flea bite “scars”. Thankfully, those dark purple marks aren’t scars; they are not permanent and you can get rid of them. If you let nature take its course, they will be gone within a few weeks. However, sometimes a few weeks is too long. If you are too embarrassed to uncover your legs and arms, you need quick treatment. Here’s how (these tips should work for other insect bites too):



Exfoliate



Once your bite is no longer active, and the skin is unbroken, you can speed up recovery by gentle exfoliation. Don’t exfoliate if the skin over the bite is broken as this may simply introduce an infection. Once the bite is healed, use a mild facial scrub over the bite and gently work over the area. The effect of exfoliating is to speed up the turnover of skin cells, so should help the mark to heal faster.



Moisturise



After exfoliating, and at regular intervals through the day, apply a little moisturiser to the bite. Don’t just dab it on top, gently work it into the skin. Although regular moisturisers like E45 cream should work well, other creams I have seen mentioned as particularly effective are Bag Balm and Aveeno.



Use Sun Block



The new skin that forms over your flea bite mark will be vulnerable to hyperpigmentation, which means that it will be likely to go darker than the surrounding skin when exposed to sunlight. So, whilst it might seem like a good idea to sit in your yard and soak up some rays so that the bite marks get hidden by a tan, in fact the bite marks will simply turn a darker shade.



By all means go in the sun, but as well as applying your regular sun cream to the rest of your skin, apply a total sun block to any bite marks. Alternatively, apply some fake tan lotion!



Eat Well



Heal yourself from the inside out by maintaining a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables with a minimum of processed foods. Consider adding these three natural immune boosters to your diet:



Zinc – shown to reduce healing time and shrink wounds.

Vitamin C – a well-known natural healer.

Bromelain – an enzyme present in pineapples, this boosts immunity and reduces inflammation. [break]

How Long Do Flea Bite Marks Last?



Everyone’s bodies react differently to scarring and how you dealt with the bite in its active phase will have a bearing on healing time too. If you scratched the bite and broke the skin repeatedly, it’s more likely to take longer to heal, perhaps up to a few weeks. In an ideal world, someone who has a healthy diet and who managed not to scratch, may get rid of the mark within a week to 10 days.



Hopefully, if you follow these tips, you will reduce your healing time and eliminate your bite marks sooner rather than later.



Summary:



Don’t scratch by following our tips here

Once your bite is not itchy, follow the four step plan above

Don’t forget to treat your pet and your home too!