Burn Skin Repair

Scar Treatments

It is important to understand that, despite the vast array of scar treatments available, no scar can ever me completely removed. All scars are permanent, though they may improve naturally over a period of time. It is possible, however, to improve the appearance of a scar by surgical removal or other scar therapies. Following, is a list of examples naming some of the scar treatments available.

Surgical removal or treatment

There are a multitude of options to treat deeper wounds and scars depending on your particular case: skin grafts, excision, dermabrasion or laser surgery. You can receive a skin graft, where the surgeon removes skin from another area of your body. Burn victims are usually treated this way. If scarring impairs mobility, surgery can help address those problems. If you've recently undergone plastic, cosmetic or other surgery that has caused your scars, it is best that you wait at least one year before making a decision about scar treatment. Many scars fade and become less noticeable over time.

Surgical removal will always leave new scars. Most will take up to two years to mature. Scar surgery cannot completely remove a scar but can help improve its appearance by altering its position, alignment or shape. Sometimes, surgery will actually make the scar longer; although its appearance is improved overall. This is particularly important to bear in mind when the scar is in a visible location (e.g. face). Surgery may be necessary to release a tight scar near a joint that is restricting movement. In the case of keloid a hypertrophic scars, there is a very high risk of recurrence of excessive scarring post surgery.

Injections

In the case of obvious external scars such as keloids or hypertrophic, a surgeon may decide to use steroid injections. A course of steroid injections will help to soften and flatten a hypertrophic or keloid scar. The steroid is injected into the scar itself and very little is absorbed into the blood stream, so side effects are minimal. Injections are repeated every 4-6 weeks and are given under medical supervision. Doctors may use this as a stand-alone treatment, or combined with other treatments.

Collagen Injections

Collagen can be injected beneath a sunken scar in order to build up the level of the skin. However, the effect is temporary and injections need to be repeated at regular intervals. There is also a risk of allergic reactions.

Laser Surgery & Resurfacing

Like surgery, the benefit of laser surgery in the management of scars is limited. The color of a red scar may be improved by management with a vascular laser. It has also been suggested that removing the surface layers of the skin with a carbon dioxide laser may help to flatten scars. However, there is not much research to support the effectiveness of the mentioned techniques. No matter which operation is performed, it is necessary to ensure the expertise of the operating surgeon.

Pressure Garments

Pressure Garments are only used under the supervision of a medical professional. They are commonly used for burn scars and very often applied 3-4 weeks after the burn when the wound has healed. Pressure Garments are made to fit like a second skin of elastic fabric and are usually made to measure. They work best when worn 24 hrs a day for 6-12 months, and very often in combination with silicone gel sheeting. Although this process is not fully understood, it may be that continuous pressure on the surface blood vessels over a period of months result in the scars become softer, flatter and become paler.

Radiotherapy

Low-dose, superficial radiotherapy may reduce the recurrence rate of hypertrophic and keloid scars after surgery. It is effective in about 70% of cases but is reserved for the most serious cases because of the possibility of long-term side effects.

Cryotherapy

Cryotherapy is a technique that uses high-quality equipment to freeze the scar tissue using liquid nitrogen. Research suggests that this technique is mainly used to improve scars on the shoulders and back, and is only effective in around 30% of cases.

Dermabrasion

Dermabrasion can be used to reduce irregularities in the skin surface associated with scarring. This involves the removal of the surface of the skin with specialist equipment and usually involves a general anaesthetic. It may be helpful where the scar is raised above the level of the surrounding skin but is less useful when the scar is sunken or pitted.

Liposuction

Liposuction involves the removal of normal fat from beneath the skin. This has a limited benefit in evening out the contour around a sunken scar.

Silicone Gel Sheets

Silicone gel sheeting was developed in the 1980's and has been used by over 1 million people throughout the world. Both waterproof and flexible, silicone gel sheets look and feel like transparent gelatin and work by flattening, softening and fading red and raised scars. Being flexible, they are comfortable to wear and easy to apply, even on awkward areas such as joints. The sheet is easily cut to fit the scar.

Cosmetic Camouflage

Cosmetic camouflage is not a scar therapy as such but it can be a very effective way of disguising a scar, birth mark, 'port wine' mark or vitiligo (a condition which destroys pigment in the skin causing white patches).

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