Scars from Scars, How to Take Care of Them?
From young children to adults, lacerations are common. Scratch treatment is available, but you may choose to leave it alone and clean it. However, there are actually several ways to reduce the risk of scarring that can interfere with your appearance.
Good and correct care for scratching scars
The wound will sometimes go away on its own or it may be scarring and even difficult to remove. It takes special and thorough wound care according to each condition if you don’t want to have permanent scars.
Whenever you are injured, whether due to accident or surgery, the body automatically works to heal the wound. When the wound dries up, often a scar has formed. There is no need to worry, because it is part of the body’s wound care and natural healing process.
The scars will disappear depending on how well the process is healing. If the scars from surgery or those on your elbows or knees are difficult to avoid, they can quickly disappear if you take good wound care.
1. Always keep the wound clean
Wash the wound with a mixture of soap and water gently to prevent germs from sticking and remove dust or dirt. In this way, the recovery process will be faster because it is not disturbed by infections or other obstacles.
2. Use a scar removal gel
You can try some silicone scar removal products that are sold in pharmacies. Treatment with scar removal gel is quite easy to do, does not irritate sensitive skin and prevents bacterial growth.
Silicone gel keeps skin hydrated and helps skin breathe, so scars can be softer. Research shows that wound-forming gels reduce the texture, color, and bumpiness of scars.
3. Massaging the scar
When it dries and heals, you can massage it gently so that later the wound doesn’t leave a mark. Gently massaging the scarred area is useful for breaking down the collagen that has accumulated in the tissue under the wound.
4. Avoid the sun
Caring for the wound by avoiding the wound from direct sun exposure is useful so that there is no discoloration between the scar and your real skin. Scars will be more visible if they have a different color than the surrounding skin.
5. Let the wound heal naturally
Who among you likes to pull out a part of a scar that has dried up (scab)? According to Jessica Krant, MD, MPH, a dermatologist from New York, Scabs are a natural part of wound healing. Repeating this area while the wound is healing can slow down healing and increase the occurrence of scarring.
6. Be patient
Recovery takes time and sometimes even takes a long time. Scratch scar treatment can be done to help speed up the healing process. However, you need to give it all back to the body so that the scars can be completely gone.
If you have only scratches or are not deep, scars can be avoided with proper home wound care. Conversely, if the wound is deep, causes severe pain or if the skin becomes infected, seek medical help from a doctor or professional immediately.
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