Types of scars and scars
Keloid scars and scars are rough to the touch. Causes painful sensations, itching, easily damaged. The reason for their appearance is the peculiarities of the subcutaneous processes. In the event of damage to keloids, ulcers sometimes appear in their place. Keloids sometimes spread beyond the original scars and scars. They are constantly changing in size. Fighting them is difficult, because many methods can provoke further sprawl. Therefore, the treatment of keloid scars and scars can only be selected by a qualified doctor.
Atrophic scars and scars are sagging defects, located below the surface of the skin. Most often they appear after an imprudent squeezing out of acne, after a furunculosis and chickenpox. And also as a result of skin strains.
Normotrophic scars and scars look flat, not towering above the skin. They are stretched, thin and wide. Their color and elasticity are close to normal skin.
Hypertrophic scars and scars appear bulging, towering above the skin surface. The reasons for their formation are excessive production of collagen. By appearance they resemble dermal ridges, differing in height and width.
Treatment of scars and scars
Treatment directly depends on the types of scars and scars, their age, skin characteristics. In modern medicine, there are many ways to remove scars and scars. It is best to cope with scars up to 6 months old. With older scars laser, grinding, cryotherapy are effective. And, unfortunately, in this case it is difficult to completely cope with scars.
Plastic surgery
Plastic helps to get rid of scars and scars of large sizes, after serious injuries and surgical intervention. As a rule, it is applied when other methods are ineffective. Surgical treatment of scars and scars without deformation of soft tissues is performed by excision of scar or scar, isolation of the edges of healthy skin and the application of intradermal cosmetic sutures. If the scars occupy a large area of the skin, the technology of autodermoplasty comes to the rescue. In this case, the skin flap is taken from the closed areas of the body and transferred to the lesion site.
Contraindications to plastics of the skin: diseases of the blood, lungs, heart, mental disorders. Complex cosmetic operations are performed under general anesthesia, with small surgeries local anesthesia is possible. Pelasticity of the skin is essentially the replacement of one scar by another, but hardly noticeable.
Cryotherapy
In the treatment of scars and scars, the cryodestruction method is practiced using liquid nitrogen at low temperatures. A warm tip is fixed to the surface of the skin, and then it is cooled to -40 -80 ° C. Due to damage to the nerve endings, painful sensations do not occur. But after a while, tingling and burning are possible.
The tissue at the site of treatment becomes pale and insensitive, then swelling is formed. In its place within a day a bubble is formed, filled with liquid. Complete rejection of dead tissue occurs within a few weeks. Complete healing - for 3-6 months, the new tissue at the same time has all the parameters of healthy skin. But after treatment with nitrogen, the skin temporarily acquires increased sensitivity to the sun and requires protection. Contraindications to cryodestruction: pregnancy, skin diseases, acute infectious conditions. Cryotherapy for black people is not suitable - there is a risk of pigmentation.
Applied and cryodermabrasion. It is prescribed for hypertrophic and atrophic skin changes, scars after acne. The method is as follows: the skin area is divided into segments and daily subjected to layered cryodestruction. The session lasts several minutes. The treatment is repeated until the scar or scar is completely leveled.
Medication Therapy
Treatment of scarring is possible with the help of drug therapy, namely: interferon therapy and injections of hormonal drugs. But such treatment is not suitable for everyone and requires high professionalism of doctors. It is important to choose the technique of injection, its depth and concentration of drugs. There is a risk of side effects, especially if hormonal drugs are used.
Laser resurfacing
It is most suitable for getting rid of normotrophic scars. The laser beam evaporates the connective tissues, of which the scar is composed. Applied laser and atrophic scars: they are first laser grinded, and then filled with special gels or collagen to align with the surface of the skin.
Laser grinding is a surgical procedure. After it, a 2-week rehabilitation is required. When the skin surface is leveled, a depigmentation procedure may be required - if the color of the scar is very different from the color of the surrounding skin. The laser treatment course is individual. On average, 4-6 procedures will be required with a 6-9 week interval. Patients after the procedure are given special care using dermatological cosmetics. Laser plastic has almost no contraindications, is carried out quickly and painlessly.
External treatment
There are not many preparations for external treatment of scars and scars. They are rarely found in pharmacies. As a rule, they are expensive. Treatment with similar drugs is long, suitable mainly for young scars (up to 6 months). For this use: hydrocortisone ointments (used only under medical supervision!); silicone gel plates for the treatment of keloid and hypertrophic scars and scars; silicone self-adhesive bandages.
Coping with scars and scars, any woman will feel a huge psychological relief. It is important - to find your only correct method, after consulting a doctor!