Will a cigarette burn leave a scar?

Accidental cigarette burns do not necessarily leave a scar. When the degree of burn is shallow, it usually does not leave a scar, and burns in the deeper second degree or above usually produce scars. If the cigarette and skin contact time is very short, local skin blisters, redness, swelling, pain and other symptoms, the degree of scalding is shallow, belonging to the shallow second-degree burns or first-degree burns, through timely treatment treatment generally will not leave scars. Cigarette burns should be rinsed with cold water in a timely manner and treated with fusidic acid cream or erythromycin ointment as prescribed by the doctor. If the degree of cigarette burns in the deep two degrees or more, the damaged skin tissue can not be repaired and healed, need to be healthy skin tissue proliferation crawl to cover the wound healing purpose, this time the skin will leave a scar, proliferation scar can be removed by laser. If you have been burned by a cigarette, you need to go to the hospital as soon as possible, by the doctor according to the specific conditions, to develop individualized diagnosis and treatment plan, so as not to delay the condition.