For anyone who has learned to ride a bike, there is a great sense of pride for having accomplished the task. Unfortunately, anyone who has ever mastered the task has, at one point or another, learned the meaning of the word road rash, or road burn. It is a term commonly used to describe the injuries sustained from falling off a bike and damaging the skin. The effects can lead to some serious scarring that many find distressing.
This does not always have to be the case, as there are several options available to treat scars, the first of which is to prevent them before they begin. There is a cream that is often prescribed for burns of all kinds because it protects against bacteria and prevents a majority of scarring by the promotion of healthy skin tissue. The treatment, started early in the burn process, can help the skin restore without the unsightly marks.
However, this is not always an option. Fortunately, there are several options when considering scar removal products. Lotions rich in silicone ingredients have gained some reputation as being beneficial in the prevention of scar tissue formation and accumulation. Various natural products, such as Tea Tree ointment, have also been documented to fade and eliminate minor scarring. Collagen is another well-known possibility.
There are, of course some scars that are simply too large and dense for creams and ointments to penetrate. For this, there is a variety of other techniques available. One is where a laser is used to penetrate the scar tissue with undamaged skin particles within it, blending the area with the rest of the skin. This procedure can be expensive, but results have been positive for certain types of scars.
Plastic surgery is another method often employed to reduce scarring, especially when the scars are particularly dense and cover a large surface area. This is usually a more manual surgery rather than the laser technique and has shown some results in restoring normal-looking skin.
Perhaps the best advice, though, it to wear clothing suiting bicycle riding. Wearing pants rather than shorts can prevent a great deal of injury. Children learning to ride should never neglect shin guards, elbow and knee pads, and helmets. Keeping the skin protectively covered is one of the best ways to ensure it doesn't succumb to intense friction when the rider sustains an injury on a bicycle.
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