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Scars-whether they're caused by accidents or by surgery are
unpredictable. The way a scar develops depends as much on how a body
heals as it does on the original injury or on the surgeon's skills.
Many variables can affect the severity of scarring, including the size
and depth of the wound, the blood supply to the area, the thickness and
color of your skin, and the direction of the scar.
While no scar can
be removed completely, plastic surgeons can often improve the
appearance of a scar, making it less obvious through the injection or
application of certain steroid medications or through surgical
procedures like dermabrasion or laser resurfacing that can be used for
leveling the rough surface of the scarred area.
Hypertrophic scars, enlargement or overgrowth of scar tissue is due
to excessive collagen, which is a protein of the skin. This type of
scar tends to get better with time and pressure. Pressure garments
apply external pressure to the collagen fibers so they form smoothly
instead of in nodules. This pressure helps to prevent raised scarring
referred to as “hypertrophiac scarring."
The goal of scar revision procedure is to improve the appearance of
the scaring by minimizing the size of the scar or by disguising it.
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