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Physicians say that scarring is the inevitable result of damaged skin that gradually heals.
When taking care of the wound, keep the affected area clean and moist, and use scar removal products in a timely manner, and remember to wear sunscreen.
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[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report] Regardless of wounds caused by surgery or accidents, the most feared thing is to leave ugly scars.
Zheng Ying, a plastic surgeon, explained that scars are the inevitable result of skin damage and gradual healing.
When taking care of the wound, keep the affected area clean and moist, and use scar removal products in a timely manner, and remember to wear sunscreen.
In addition, medical aesthetics can also be used to remove scars, but keloids, hypertrophic scars, or diabetes can easily affect the scar repair situation, and the doctor should be informed of the evaluation plan and feasibility.
Zheng Ying posted on the Facebook fan page "Physician Zheng Ying of Plastic Surgery" that it is not easy to leave scars when the epidermis is injured, but if the dermis is injured, it will usually leave marks.
Unsightly scars are mainly caused by inflammation and tension. Although inflammation is a necessary process for healing, excessive or prolonged inflammation (such as wound infection) will cause excessive activation of fibroblasts, resulting in hypertrophic scars and easy deposition of melanin.
Excessive tension can also easily cause excessive hyperplasia and hypertrophy of scars. Therefore, scars are often more obvious in places with high tension such as joints.
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Zheng Ying pointed out that the following methods can be used to take care of the wound to avoid scarring to the greatest extent:
●Keep the wound clean:
It is not necessary to change the dressing every day for a clean wound after surgery, but if the wound is caused by trauma or the wound has been polluted, it is necessary to change the dressing frequently, and use antibiotic ointment and continuous removal of the source of infection to avoid prolonged wound inflammation.
●Keep the wound moist:
Properly moist wound environment is more conducive to tissue regeneration and wound healing.
If it is too dry, scabs may form, preventing epidermal cells from crawling through and delaying wound healing. The slower the wound healing is, the more obvious the scar will be. Therefore, you can choose a moisturizing dressing to protect the wound.
●Scar removal supplies:
After the sutures are removed, you can use cosmetic tape, silicone patch or silicone gel (also known as scar removal gel), which can moisturize the scar and compress the scar to prevent it from becoming raised.
In addition, beauty tape and silicone patch can reduce the tension of scars and avoid the formation of hypertrophic scars.
●Remember sun protection:
In order to protect the wound from ultraviolet rays, the activity of melanocytes will be higher than that outside the wound, so it is easier to turn black when exposed to the sun.
3 It is recommended to discuss with a doctor first if the constitution is difficult to remove scars
Many people worry that after cosmetic surgery, the scars will be obvious and difficult to disappear for a long time.
Zheng Ying reminded that a small number of special constitutions will indeed affect the scar repair situation. If there are any of the following conditions, it is recommended to discuss with the doctor in advance before undergoing cosmetic surgery to evaluate the surgical plan and feasibility:
●Keloid physique:
Keloid is a kind of scar tissue.
Generally speaking, there will be hypertrophic scars within 1-2 months of wound healing, and the wound will gradually heal and the pain will subside.
But keloids don't go away on their own, and can even spread beyond the wound, creating large, dark bumps that itch or tingle.
●Hypertrophic scar constitution:
The hypertrophic scar constitution deviates from the normal process of wound healing, and gradually becomes hypertrophic 3-6 months after the injury, and then gradually returns to stability and shrinks.
●Suffering from diabetes:
Diabetic patients are prone to atrophy scars due to high blood sugar, in addition to wounds that are not easy to heal.
Zheng Ying said that modern aesthetic surgery is advanced, and there is no need to worry about scars. Many surgeries can hide wounds in hair or folds.
Experienced and professional physicians also know how to use suture surgery to modify the direction of scars.
If you are worried about scars, you may wish to consult a professional doctor for answers.
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