I am so sorry this happened to you!! Ouch.. like the ladies before me said the silver sulfadiazine should help with the healing, maybe later when the skin is healed try using some almond oil, its great for marks and is also soothing.
Another good one is a mixture of glycerin, rose water and flour, create a pasty dough of this and and apply to the area, I tried this for some burns on my lips it is very soothing.

Thank you ladies for the great advice. My husband bought me some maderma and I'll massage it like a PP suggested. I think I'll give the Silvadene a few more days and then move on to the maderma and other oils. I am never waxing again...threading only...

Avene skin restorative cream also known as CICALFATE. I swear it's a miracle cream

the porblem is using vitamin a .. when you use that you really shouldnt be waxing where you apply that.
it thins the skin
so best thing i can say is quit waxing because that will continue to happen as long as you use the vitamin a

Just want to update you all: ironically, the scarring in the picture has died down a lot and is nearly invisible now and the side where I thought I had the least amount of damage is the one that left noticable hyperpigmentation! It's not super dark, but still noticable to me. Frustrated by it all but glad the damage has been minimal. I found a ton of you-tube videos on how to self-thread that area so that's what I'll do from now on!

Originally Posted by sammytheMUA

the porblem is using vitamin a .. when you use that you really shouldnt be waxing where you apply that. it thins the skin so best thing i can say is quit waxing because that will continue to happen as long as you use the vitamin a

Yes, you are right about that. It just took me by surprise because I used a different kind of wax a few weeks ago and nothing bad happened but I guess those few weeks were all it took to make the skin that much more delicate. However, I'm also thinking it's just this particular wax because I have found a lot of similar complaints on the web. Never again!!

Originally Posted by lenaofdc

Yes, you are right about that. It just took me by surprise because I used a different kind of wax a few weeks ago and nothing bad happened but I guess those few weeks were all it took to make the skin that much more delicate. However, I'm also thinking it's just this particular wax because I have found a lot of similar complaints on the web. Never again!!

wax could be a problem aswell.
i used this particular wax( cant think of the name) and it took the skin off my arm.
it was so bad, i also think the wax was too hot when she used it.
but then i broke out everywhere i got waxed (arms legs and back) it was so bad
im never body waxing again

have had success with bliss wax.. it is a chamomile based wax that is used

in conjunction with a cleanser & oil afterwards.. very soothing & calming..

have been using this for well over 20 years now... its removed with your

hands not a strip...

This used to happen to me when I would get my eyebrows waxed. I used all types of prescribed and drugstore acne products as a teen (which may I add, never had acne in the first place). I would get a huge patch of skin waxed right off because my skin was so sensitive to the wax and heat. It was horrible! I found that covering the area with Vaseline or Aquaphor at night with a bandaid helped to reduce the pain and redness. Here's a note, next time you think about getting something waxed stop using any acne medications for a week before.