Obvious scars (also known as keloid scars) can be repaired and treated by general treatment, medication, laser treatment and other treatments.
1. General treatment: patients need to avoid scratching, avoid extrusion, pay attention to sun protection, keep the local clean and dry, prevent infection, and ensure a balanced diet, avoid spicy food, avoid alcohol.
2. Medication: In the early stage of scar formation, patients can use medication to inhibit scar proliferation according to their own situation, such as external silicone preparations and other drugs, but also under the guidance of the doctor orally Cecropin tablets, Trinitest and other drugs. Proliferative scar or keloid can also follow the doctor’s instructions local injection of tretinoin, 5-uracil and other drugs to inhibit tissue proliferation.
3. Laser treatment: patients with obvious scar can use laser treatment to repair scars, such as fractional laser, pulsed dye laser, intense pulsed light, etc., the use of laser photothermal principle of targeted action on blood vessels, stimulate the dermal tissue secretion of collagen, and so on, to play a role in the treatment of keloid scars.
4. Other treatments: for keloid scars, patients can choose surgical excision under the guidance of the doctor, combined with local radiation therapy; for depressed keloid scars, patients can also follow the doctor’s instructions for local injections of hyaluronic acid, autologous fat filler and other ways to improve the symptoms.
It is recommended that patients with obvious scars go to regular medical institutions for treatment in time, and do not blindly self-medication and other adverse reactions.