scar removal

Any violation of the integrity of the skin leads to the formation of scars. They occur inevitably for open injuries, deep burns, skin infections and surgical procedures.

You can be conspicuous with or without functional consequences more or less. All people do not have the same propensity for scarring. There are also certain areas of the body with a higher risk for the formation of abnormal and coarse scars.

Before the operation:

Scar correction is made for aesthetic or functional reasons. You must be aware that there is no surgical technique for the removal of scars, so they can be completely removed. The scars have a long gestation period of several months to a year, and corrections should be postponed until the end of this process. Exceptionally, some scarring before this period for functional reasons be treated (for burns to eyelids, like the finger, and wrinkles.). If a tendency to keloid scarring is, after the engagement despite additional measures still the risk of recurrence present, which have been made (corticosteroid ointments or injections, compression bandages, radiation).

Surgery:

In plastic surgery several different techniques for scar correction are applied. The simplest method is cutting out the scar and butt joint of the edges of the wound. This method is used when there is enough surrounding tissue is present. In recent times, a special self-adhesive patch made of silicone, which covers the wound after the removal of the sutures may be used. Its application lasts from 3 to 6 months. However, in the treatment of old scars of this patch has no effect. In scars that distort the surrounding tissue and thus obtain malfunction, the so-called Z-plasty is performed most frequently, so that the direction of the scar is changed, reducing the drawing force. In cases where the scars of loss were made of fabric, there is a lack of skin cover. The possible compensation may be a skin graft from the same person. Due to the changes in the pigmentation of the skin transplanted the results are often not acceptable. A pronounced lack of skin can also be powered through the skin expansion technique. It involves inserting a silicone balloon into the healthy tissue in the scar area. The balloon is gradually increased by periodic filling. If the skin is sufficiently expanded, the balloon is removed, the excised and replaced by scar skin tension. A pronounced lack of skin can also be powered through the skin expansion technique. It involves inserting a silicone balloon into the healthy tissue in the scar area. The balloon is gradually increased by periodic filling. If the skin is sufficiently expanded, the balloon is removed, the excised and replaced by scar skin tension. A pronounced lack of skin can also be powered through the skin expansion technique. It involves inserting a silicone balloon into the healthy tissue in the scar area. The balloon is gradually increased by periodic filling. If the skin is sufficiently expanded, the balloon is removed, the excised and replaced by scar skin tension.

Postoperative advice:

Fresh scars should be suspended for a period of several months away from direct sunlight. To make scar the less apparent, various preparations in the form of ointments or gels are used, but their effect is not reliable.