It is rare to have a smooth life, and it is inevitable to have a bump and a scar if you are not careful. If the scar is on the trunk or limbs, it is fine if it does not affect the activities, but once the scar is on the face or hands, it will be more eye-catching, not to mention that some scars will also contract, proliferate or depress, uneven height, abnormal color, etc., causing dysfunction and affecting life and mood. In plastic surgery, patients always worry whether the incision recovery will leave a scar after surgery. In fact, in cosmetic surgery, plastic surgeons will hide the surgical incision design very well, in order to make the beauty seeker become beautiful at the same time, try to make the surgical traces as small as possible, so that the general public can not find. Today, I will give you some knowledge about scarring and how to prevent and suppress the appearance of scarring. What are the methods to treat scarring? Depending on the shape, distribution, size and formation time of the scar, different methods such as surgery, laser, injection, topical medication or dressing can be used to treat the scar. What kind of scar is suitable for surgical treatment? For keloid scars with severe contracture that has caused organ deformation or activity restriction, hyperplasia that is more than 2mm above the skin, or adhesions with deep tissues that need surgical release, and keloid scars with severe depression, surgical treatment may be faster and better. What kind of scars can be treated with laser? Generally speaking, scars without significant hyperplasia or severe contracture can be treated with laser therapy. It achieves the effect of softening the scar, improving the flatness and redistributing the pigment. Simply put, it improves the texture of the scar epidermis so that the appearance of the scar is closer to the surrounding normal skin and less visible, thus achieving a lighter scar. What should we do to minimize scarring? Firstly, we should ensure the aseptic treatment of the wound after injury or surgery to minimize the secondary damage to the wound and promote the early healing of the wound; secondly, we should pay attention to the suturing of the skin wound, and once there is a heavy degree of tissue damage, we should carry out implantation and repair as soon as possible; finally, we should be cautious in the process of handling the wound and follow the doctor’s instructions for care and removal of the stitches, as too late removal of the stitches can also cause scar growth. During the recovery period, it is also important to avoid eating seafood and spicy and stimulating food, not to drink alcohol, and to eat less pigmented food such as coffee, soy sauce and vinegar. Eat more kelp, red dates, cinnamon, etc., and eat a light diet to help prevent scar growth. The last thing I want to tell you is that you should not be in a hurry during the wound healing period, it takes at least 3 months for the wound to recover like normal skin, all you have to do is to be patient. What should I do if I have already formed a scar? First of all, the treatment can be done by different methods such as laser, injection, topical medication or dressing, and surgery. In fact, there is a problem of timing in scar treatment, especially surgical treatment, and only when the scar treatment starts at the best time, the best surgical treatment results can be obtained. For most scar repairs, surgical scar treatment can generally be considered after 6-12 months. Finally, it is important to remember that the prevention of surgical incisions and trauma scarring and scar repair must be performed by a professional surgeon in a regular hospital to ensure our recovery after surgery.