Scarring results from any type of skin injury, including trauma and surgery. The resulting scar may not look as good as it should, depending on the type of injury. The healing process for scars might take up to a year. To make a visible scar look better, you might want to get a scar revision in Pasadena, CA.

Effective Solutions to Minimize the Appearance of Scars

Scars are marks left on your skin after wounds heal, and scar revision is a procedure that can help make them look less noticeable. Scar revision can involve a variety of techniques, including injections, lasers, skin, and local anesthesia surgery.

Helping your scar more closely resemble the color and texture of the surrounding skin is the aim of scar revision. The type of scar, its cause, and its location will determine which type of scar revision treatment is needed. Scars can be considered keloid (large and lumpy), hypertrophic (thick and raised), contracture (tight and inflexible), or acne.

Types of Scars

Your body attempts to heal and rebuild your tissue, but occasionally it goes above and beyond, producing a noticeable, elevated scar. Scar types are divided into the following categories:

• Keloid: When the body repairs an injury excessively, it can result in scars that spread beyond the initial wound or incision site. Although persons of any skin type or color can have these scars, those with a darker complexion are more likely. Surgery, post-operative pressure dressings, injectable steroids, injectable 5-FU, and even low-dose radiation may be used to remove a keloid scar.

• Hypertrophic: When a healed wound experiences excessive strain, a hypertrophic scar develops, which makes the scar appear thicker and larger than it should be. It does not spread outside of the damaged site, which sets it apart from a keloid.

• Contracture: Movement may be impacted by a contracture scar because the skin and tissue are tight and inflexible. This can occasionally interfere with a body part’s ability to function properly. This kind of scar is typical in serious burns.

• Acne: Acne can leave different types of scars. “Boxcar” acne scars are square and have sharply defined edges. “Icepick” acne scars are deep pits, while “rolling” scars are wavelike with wider depressions. Atrophic scars might be depressed, thinner, or flatter. The texture and tone of the skin may seem irregular. Hypertrophic or keloid scarring can also result from acne.

Smoother Skin with Scar Revision in Pasadena

Burns, injuries, acne, skin infections, and surgeries are some of the most common reasons for scars. If you have any scars that you want to hide for aesthetic reasons, Dynasty Dermatology can help you. Contact the office today for scar revision in Pasadena, CA.