Why won't my skin heal?

[noelle211]

I suffer from a skin picking disorder and have since a nasty breakout on my arms and shoulders about three years ago. Now I have hyperpigmentation scars on my arms, shoulders, and chest as well as acne, and am working with a dermatologist to limit the visibility of the scars and control the acne. From this I have learned that I scar very, very easily.

Recently, I had started pulling the hairs from my shins, another part of the disorder. I sometimes still do this but no where near what it was a few months back. Naturally, scars formed after picking/squeezing out the hairs. However it has been months and I still have scabs and red marks all over my legs! Additionally, I have brown/purple spots on my inner thighs from pimples that went away an entire year ago.

I'm tired of hating my skin, but I don't even know what's wrong, much less how to fix it. Obviously something is up since the scabs haven't healed and it's been months, and I still have dark spots from pimples that healed a very long time ago.

If anyone has advice as to what the underlying cause might be or what I should do, *please* let me know!

[real_jimmy]

Prick some fish oil capsules and apply over the skin, gentle massage,  before going to sleep. Also take a couple after the meals. Make sure you use the good quality ones and are in no way allergic to fish. P.S  The oil smells fishy but the smell disappears in a few minutes after the massage.