Vitamin D against scars

Posted in Body on October 12, 2007

A new vitamin lotion may prevent scarring. University of California at San Diego researchers found that the skin surrounding a wound contains four times as much vitamin D as uninjured skin does. The may be because extra vitamin D triggers the production of an immune system molecule that helps heal wounds faster and cleaner. Trials with topical vitamin D treatments have begun.

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One Response to “Vitamin D against scars”

Renee said on January 8th, 2008 at 11:57 pm:
This was very interesting to find out that there is a new lotion containing Vitamin D for scars. I just read other ways of intaking Vitamin D that could help people’s skin as well at Here Comes The Sun