What is the symptom of scar

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"Scar" is the physical, biological, chemical and other factors of damage to human skin and soft tissue, resulting in serious skin and soft tissue damage and can not be completely normal repair, replaced by fibrous tissue repair, leaving local symptoms that affect the appearance and function“ Scar "brings great physical and mental pain to patients, especially the scar left after burn, scald and severe trauma. Scar hyperplasia period of a few years almost make the patient miserable. Later, the atrophic period makes the patient's face beyond recognition and dysfunction, resulting in the patient's great physical and mental double obstacles. What is the symptom of scar? Let's talk about it

What is the symptom of scar

Keloid protuberant skin surface was tumor like hyperplasia, smooth surface, red and shiny color, often found with dilated capillaries. The skin damage protrudes from the edge and the crab feet deform. The size of the skin damage is different, the appearance is different, the quality is hard, such as cartilage, the self-conscious symptoms are itchy, uncomfortable or painful, burning sensation.

Because of the acuteness of pain, it may be caused by the sensitive conduction of nerve endings or the formation of micro neuroma, or even the pain caused by gently touching clothes. The development is relatively slow, most of them continue to increase, some scar epidermis and surrounding tissues are bright, and the color is slightly white. There is little self retraction and occasionally malignant transformation.

Keloids often occur in the chest, shoulder, neck, back and auricle, rarely in the eyelids, palms, feet and external genitalia and other parts. Although keloid is more common, its etiology is still unknown, which brings great difficulties to the treatment. How to inhibit the proliferation of fibroblasts and prevent their recurrence and growth has become a difficulty in the medical field.

matters needing attention

1. The first step to prevent scar is correct wound care. Whether it is trauma, scald, skin infection or surgery, scar will appear after wound healing. Correct wound care can avoid abnormal scar. 2. After the stitches are removed or the wound is initially healed, massage therapy and compression therapy will be carried out according to the situation. 3. Apply the adhesive tape or silica gel sheet to the healed wound. The adhesive tape should be applied 24 hours a day, while the silica gel sheet should be applied about 12 hours. The scope of application should be larger than the wound itself and include the surrounding normal skin.