What to know after scar surgery

After the stitches are removed and the wound is healed, the most important concern is scarring! Doctor, will it leave a scar? Will the scar be obvious? Do I need to use any medicine? Is there any good solution? Don’t worry, let’s first understand what is scar, what are its characteristics, and how to treat it in order to achieve the best results. Scar is a natural product of human trauma repair process, which means there is no healing without scar. There are two types of wound repair, one is superficial skin wound, which is healed by simple epithelial formation, and the function of skin is fully restored after repair, and the other type is damage to dermis and subcutaneous tissue, which needs to be repaired by the proliferation of scar tissue, so the tissue after wound healing is called scar. Within six months to one year from wound healing is the proliferation period of keloid scars, and prevention is very critical at this stage. The main methods are as follows: 1. Compression therapy: This is an affordable and effective method, medical compression sleeves, which can be used on the limbs, trunk, head and face, and there are professional compression sleeves on Taobao, so you can choose the model that suits you. Stretch sleeve with a certain pressure but does not affect blood flow and activity can be. 2, topical drugs: including three categories, one is the application of absorbent, such as domestic silicone cream; one is the application of film type, such as Beyshu trace; there is a class of film type, such as beauty skin care, according to the site and daily life situation to choose the right one for themselves. You can combine the wipe and paste to use, when there is not much activity you can use the paste, when you go out and sweat a lot or when you have requirements for image, you can use the wipe medicine, in short, you can wipe or paste, when you don’t wipe you have to paste, when you don’t paste you have to wipe, when you paste you don’t have to wipe, when you wipe you don’t have to paste. 3.Laser treatment: Apply according to the situation of scar proliferation as appropriate. After one month, you can remove redness by laser, and after three months, you can promote fiber rearrangement by laser to improve the texture and shape of the scar. 4.Hormonal drug injection: It is used at the discretion of the scar proliferation period, and can also be applied in conjunction with laser treatment. 5.Botulinum toxin injection: to relieve local tension, reduce inflammatory cell infiltration, and reduce scar proliferation. 6.Surgical treatment: After active scar prevention treatment, most of the scars will be inconspicuous, but there are special scars with obvious hyperplasia or contracture deformity, and surgical treatment can be considered after six months. During the period of scar proliferation, observe the growth of the scar, see the doctor in charge once a month for follow-up and adjust the treatment plan according to the situation. A timely follow-up is needed when the following conditions occur: 1. the scar is obviously congested and red with obvious scratching and painful symptoms; 2. the scar is obviously elevated on the skin surface, widened and hard in texture; 3. the scar surface is repeatedly ulcerated; during the period of scar proliferation, a good state of mind and a relaxed During the period of scar proliferation, a good mind and a relaxed mood can help the benign development of the scar. Please contact your primary care doctor closely to control the excessive proliferation of the scar and make the scar invisible!