In the hot summer climate, the skin exposed to the opportunity to increase, accidentally bumped skin, cut a mouth is a common thing, especially those who are active and not very good at protecting their children. This time, most people will go to the hospital, ask the general surgeon to sew a few stitches, although the wound healed, but many people’s forehead, neck, chest, arms will therefore leave unsightly scars, some look like lying a centipede, become a permanent pain in the hearts of beauty lovers. But now some people who are more sophisticated in life have found a better solution: for trauma on exposed areas, they do not go to general surgery, but first go to plastic surgery. What is the difference between plastic surgery and general surgery for wound treatment? Different purposes: treating the sick vs. shaping beauty First of all, the two departments are guided by different ideas. In general surgery, doctors focus more on “healing and saving lives”, so they usually close the wound quickly to avoid infection, as long as the wound healing does not affect the function, the purpose is achieved. As for whether the wound is aesthetically pleasing after suturing, it is usually put on a very secondary position. Plastic surgery is different. As a clinical department based on shaping beauty, the advantage of plastic surgery is to do “superficial articles”, in the mind of each plastic surgeon, beauty is always an important goal to pursue, so they heal the wound at the same time, will pay special attention to aesthetics, take a variety of technical means to reduce or even eliminate the production of scars. Different materials: pencil core vs. hair thread In the impression of ordinary people, the wound that can be sewn on 3 stitches certainly do not want to sew 5 stitches, that the more stitches, the larger the scar in the future, in fact, this is a big mistake. The size of the scar has a lot to do with the material used for suturing. For the same size wound, the thicker the suture, the larger the interval, and the fewer the stitches, the more obvious the scar will be. The thicker the sutures used in general surgery and orthopedics, the thicker the sutures are, the thicker the sutures are, the thicker the sutures are, the thicker the sutures are, the thicker the sutures are, the thicker the sutures are. The threads used in plastic surgery are usually below 5 zeros, i.e. 1/5 of 1 mm in diameter, and even 8 zeros and 9 zeros for the face, which are thinner than a hair. And the needle is also very small, only as big as a grain of rice, so the healing marks are almost invisible. Different techniques: special treatment techniques for plastic surgery Unlike general surgery where the wound is usually sutured directly, plastic surgeons usually perform some special treatment on the wound before suturing in order to maximize the beauty of the skin and minimize scars. For example, in general, the tension of the wound itself can create tension to the sides after the sutures are closed, which can enlarge the scar. To avoid this, the plastic surgeon will trim and free the subcutaneous tissue at the edges of the wound before it is sutured in order to minimize the tension in the wound, and without the pull to the sides of the wound, the scar will be reduced. In addition, in the past, wound wounds were sutured directly to each other, just like sticking two pieces of wood together, with the gap in the middle always visible, but now with the serrated suture technique, the marks are barely visible. For some old scars that seriously affect the aesthetics, plastic surgeons can also make the scars “reroute” and subtly hide in the grain of the skin through some technical means, thus becoming less visible. Plastic surgery experts remind: to not leave scars, timely treatment is required To make scars get better treatment at a later stage, the most crucial thing is to treat them in time after the injury. In terms of time, the sooner the better. Summer wounds are best treated within 4 hours after the injury, and must not exceed 6 hours; winter time can be extended a little. If the environment is dirty, you should find a clean towel or cloth to dress the wound, rinse the wound with distilled water if possible, and then go to the hospital as soon as possible. If possible, it is best to find a specialist in plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, ophthalmology, stomatology, ear, nose and throat, etc. Doctors in these departments usually use fine needles and threads and are usually more careful in wound treatment. It is worth reminding that if a scar is left after a trauma, it usually takes 6 months before a plastic surgeon can be called to repair it. In addition to plastic surgery to remove scars, the application of topical medications such as silicone film and scar spirit to inhibit scar growth, wearing knee and wrist pads and other local pressure wraps on scars, using radiation therapy such as isotope therapy and superficial X-ray therapy, as well as injecting some hormonal drugs such as Coninectone A can also repair scars to a certain extent, but of course, these measures must be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.