Surely more than a grandparent has recommended his relatives leave a wound in the air to heal it before, but what happens when the wound becomes a scar, what recommendations to follow to avoid leaving a mark on the skin? Are clearer specific guidelines should be applied to care for them in summer?
In the summer the questions multiply: can give the sun? Does it affect the chlorine in the pool? Is it better to take it covered? The most important measure to be taken is to prevent the scar give you the sun. The main adverse effect of it is that a brown stain on the scar appears (known as potential hyper pigmentation) which, although in most cases would eventually clear, causes the unsightly scar has a much longer, as stated by Maria Teresa Truchuelo, Vithas Hospital dermatologist at Our Lady of America in Madrid.
The expert notes that, besides avoiding sun exposure, do not make traction on the scar and if it is recent irritants must exclude treatments like peels. " We must take special care to those scars located in areas of tension, such as the back, shoulders, neck or in patients with a history of abnormal scarring. In the face scars usually evolve favorably and head as well , "he adds.
Attention to summer wounds
In the case of the wound occurs in summer, it indicates Truchuelo be important first open wound cure."There are two ways to do this cure: dry cure or closed (based on a lot of hydration, for example, silicone gels or moisturizers such as petroleum jelly, reepitelizantes, etc.) cure."
Later, when the skin is regenerated and the scar appears we will have to continue with hydration, which can be healing based products , such as got u kola or rose hip oil, among others. " Always with sunscreen ", he emphasizes.
If the scars are old are not usually stain with the sun, in fact usually they have a whiter color than the surrounding skin and therefore a mild sun exposure in these cases may be helpful. The specialist specifies that in these cases the cosmetic improvement can only be made by using
lasers dermal remodeling, as fractionated laser.
Some of the recommendations are Truchuelo:
- Keep skin very hydrated: hydration can be very useful when recent scars itch .
- Protect yourself from the sun: solar photo protection is essential.
- Regarding the best way to hide the scars, it specifies that there are highly opaque makeup concealers that are ideal for camouflaging scars that appear in visible locations. These stains are water resistant and are natural.
- What if the scar does not improve? "We always have an option for those scars that do not improve after the first 9 to 10 months to go to laser treatment. In fact, early laser treatment can also be useful to accelerate the healing process, "he concludes.
