Burn scars, especially on prominent places of the body, negatively affect people psychologically. Until recently, Burn Scar Treatment was carried out by traditional methods. A mixture of various herbs, creams, lotions and ointments were used. However, today, Burn Scar Treatment can now be easily done with many innovative techniques, especially laser.
It is treated using different techniques depending on the way the burn scar , is formed, its depth, the age and gender of the patient. Extensive burns are life-threatening. But usually, since extensive burns are also deep, the problems associated with serious sequelae that occur after the patients’ lives are saved persist for life. Medicine has been inadequate for many years to treat the bad scars left by burn wounds after healing. However, laser techniques developed in recent years can easily erase these bad scars.
How to get rid of Burn Marks?
Of course, this requires an effective Burn Scar Treatment Incorrectly applied using ineffective techniques can make the scar even more obvious and disrupt its form instead of eliminating it. It is very difficult to lose scars caused by a burn, especially in large areas. However, today’s laser technologies, oil injections and polishing techniques with very thin patches have made significant improvements in this regard.
Since the CO2 fractional laser can regenerate all layers of the skin, it contributes to the reconstruction of scar tissue and its better appearance. It also helps in fading, allowing skin discoloration and lowering it to the skin level. As a result, the trace does not disappear completely, but it acquires a better image. It is recommended to be applied between 4-6 sessions at 1 month intervals for skin regeneration.
General information about Burns
The severity of burns increases in proportion to their depth. Very superficial burns are called first-degree burns. An example of these are sunburns. They manifest themselves by redness and pain in the skin. First-degree burns heal spontaneously within a few days. Slightly deeper burns are called second-degree burns. Only the superficial layers of the skin are burned here, and their lower layers are intact. Second-degree burns manifest themselves by water-filled blisters on the skin.
They are painful. The most serious burns are third-degree burns. Here, the entire skin is burned, and a skin transplant is required for their recovery. The degree of the burn varies according to the height of the heat that causes the burn and the time it is affected. The factors deciphering the level of burn include depth, prevalence, region, risk of infection, age, damage to the respiratory tract, pre-existing diseases.
First Degree Burns
Redness of the skin, pain, edema in the burned area are formed. It heals in about 48 hours. Usually, sunburn is included in this scope.
Second Degree Burns
Second-degree burns often occur with contact with liquids such as hot water, hot oil. Water-filled blisters (bullae) form on the skin and are painful. Over time, these bubbles fall out, and with self-renewal of the skin, the burn heals.
Third Degree Burns
All layers of the skin are affected by the burn. The damage caused by the burn also appears under the skin. This effect can reach the vessels, nerves and November. There is no pain, as the nerves are damaged.
Burn wounds heal in several ways
Burn Scar Treatment with natural methods and treatment with advanced techniques are different from each other. Some burns are considered very simple injuries, while others may be life-threatening in size. Advanced burns can result in death or sequelae if not treated properly. In the healing of a burn, it is important how much and where the body holds it, as well as its depth.
Burns of the hands, face and genital area should be treated by hospitalization if possible, because sequelae that will occur in this area can have a very negative impact on recovery. In case of mild and superficial burns, you can continue your daily routine after the treatments you can apply at home. But if the burn area covers a large area or affects deep tissues, you need to urgently contact a hospital. Since many functions and systems of the body can be affected by severe burns.
Thick, red, Raised and Itchy Scars
Scars can occur for many different reasons, such as infections, surgeries, injuries, or tissue inflammation. The reason for the formation of scars is that the skin is damaged for various reasons. The natural skin of the body is damaged. Scars can form on any part of the body. Scars can be flat, lumpy, colored, painful, itchy, or in a combination of these.
Depending on what caused the scarring, your doctor may treat your wound differently. Your doctor may use a laser to correct a scar, correct an abnormal color, or flatten the scar. Laser therapy for scars is performed in combination with other treatments, which include steroid injections, special dressings and bandages.
Tape-shaped Burn Scars that pull on the skin and joints
Contractures caused by burns or other causes can only be corrected by surgery. After the tissue causing the contracture is completely removed, the resulting wound is closed with tissue wrapping methods called skin transplantation or Z-Plasty. It is the most serious of the Burn Scar Treatment techniques. Although the treatment of all burns on the body is important for plastic surgery, it is necessary to evaluate it in a separate category due to the permanent loss of function caused by hand burns.
Hand burns are conditions where a treatment plan should be made by evaluating the effect on hand function regardless of the size of the burn. Sometimes a relatively small burn contracture that affects the fingers or Dec the fingers can cause significant loss of function, requiring treatment. Tissue losses and contractures caused by hand burns or other causes can only be corrected by surgery.
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