Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Medical options for scar treatment

If the scar is damaging the quality of movement or ruin the appearance of medical treatment may offer assistance. There are a number of standard procedures for treating medical injuries. Surgery can change the shape or appearance of scars, but will not eliminate it. Surgery is not recommended to frighten or as Keloid hypertrophic scar tissue may again or just scar tissue from the treatment may occur.

Steroid injections can be used to flatten the scar or to soften the appearance of hypertrophic scars Keloid. Dermabrasion is the removal of the skin surface with special equipment. If the scar is raised above the surface, dermabrasion may be useful. Microdermabrasion can be useful for very superficial scar tissue.

Laser resurfacing uses a laser to remove the top layer of the skin surface. New technology in laser resurfacing may be able to remove without damaging the collagen layer of the skin. Collagen and fat injections are useful for improving both concave scar, but the results are only temporary.

 
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