Surgical Management of Cigarette Burn Scars on Arms

The treatment of arm cigarette burn scars needs to be combined with the specific conditions of the scars to take medication conservative treatment or surgical treatment measures. 1. Drug conservative treatment: mainly for relatively small scars on the trauma, can be under the guidance of the doctor, applying vitamin E ointment or urea ointment, nutritional scars local skin, so as to lighten the scar. You can also inject tretinoin and other scar lightening drugs in the scar area to promote the local symptoms to subside. 2. Surgery: Surgery can be used when the scar is large or hyperplastic. The main scar area tissue excision, and then re-suture the wound. Some patients can also remove the scar tissue, and then through the implant surgery, the wound repair treatment. Scars can also be treated with lasers at the dermatology department of a regular hospital to minimize the appearance of the scars. Regardless of the treatment, it is recommended that patients receive regular treatment under the guidance of a doctor to ensure the successful recovery of the scar.