How to remove a burn scar: tips and recommendations of dermatologists

No one is safe from getting a burn. Under domestic conditions or as a result of an accident, a burn scar may remain on the body. And all this is not only an unpleasant reminder of what happened, but also a violation of the aesthetics of the body. From here the questions are ripening: "How to remove a burn scar and what do dermatologists advise?"

What types of burns exist?

Most often, you can get a burn at home, performing this or that work or through negligence. And after the burn, a scar remains, the final form of which will depend on what type of burn was received.

There can be several types of burns:

1. Thermal, which is the easiest way to make money. A thermal burn can be obtained when exposed to high temperatures: hot water, hot steam, hot objects, fire, direct sunlight, etc.
2. Chemical burn. Those who work with chemicals, be it caustic alkalis or high concentration acids, are at risk of getting it. Upon contact with the skin, such substances immediately begin to "corrode" the top layer. If the chemical substance is not removed from the skin in time, then the "erosion" will spread to the deeper layers of the dermis, up to the muscle bone tissue. The color of the burn will depend on what substance gets on the skin: sulfuric acid leaves black and brown spots, yellow remains from hydrochloric acid, yellow-green and yellow-brown from nitrogen, hydrogen peroxide leaves white traces.
3. An electric burn can be obtained from electric shock. At the site of damage characteristic traces with vesicles with serous fluid remain.

Photo scars after burns confirm that every cause of the burn leaves an “individual” scar. A few examples are presented in the article.

First aid

Before you remove the scar from the burn, it is necessary that this burn heal. But before that, you will need to provide first aid when you receive it. This does not mean that the intervention of doctors is not needed. On the contrary, correctly provided first aid will greatly facilitate the situation before the ambulance arrives (if necessary):

1. Initially, the cause of the burn must be eliminated. That is, remove incandescent objects, fire, a bare wire, etc. from the victim. At the same time, anyone trying to help should be careful.
2. After this, the burn site is freed from clothing. If the burn is severe, then the fabric is gently torn or cut off.
3. In case of a thermal burn, the damaged area must be immediately cooled: cover with snow or a handful of ice cubes, immerse in cold water. If the damage is small, then this method will help to avoid the formation of watery bubbles.
4. But if the injury is serious, then first you need to wrap it with a clean cloth or film, and only then send a stream of cold water to the burned place.
5. In addition to external treatment of the wound with water, it is necessary for the victim to give a lot to drink in order to make up for the lost fluid.

However, the listed measures are not applicable for every situation. What to do in other cases:

1. If a chemical burn is obtained from hydrochloric acid, then washing the wound with water is unacceptable, since the combination of acid and water gives thermal energy output, and this will only aggravate the situation.
2. In the situation with slaked lime, the use of water is also contraindicated.

In specific cases, water is replaced with a mild soapy solution.

And even when getting a burn, categorically you can not do the following:

• pierce the bubbles formed as a result of the wound: this will extend the healing time and can lead to infection of the wound, and, most importantly, the fluid in the bladder is blood plasma, which should eventually return to its normal course;
• iodine, brilliant green, peroxide and powders should not be applied to the wound;
• it is also forbidden to treat the burn site with alcohol-containing agents;
• Do not tightly bandage or rewind the damaged area.

Degree of burns. How to treat scars after them?

Regardless of how the burn was received, the injury is divided into several degrees, depending on the scale. And each such degree is treated in a certain way:

1. 1 degree is expressed by profuse redness of the damaged area and its swelling. With such an injury, there is no need to consult a doctor. It is enough to apply medication at home and expect healing after 7-10 days.
2. Grade 2 is expressed by redness, burning and blistering. Grade 2 is also not dangerous, and you can cure it yourself at home, using medication. The healing period will be up to 20 days.
3. Grade 3 is recognized by the following signs: skin necrosis, swelling, hyperemia around the wound, the appearance of blisters or scabs. In this case, hospitalization is already required. Applied surgical treatment, medical correction, cosmetic procedures. Surgical intervention, skin grafting plastic is not excluded. The recovery process takes from 2 months.
4. Grade 4 is the most difficult situation. There is tissue necrosis, charring of the dermis and internal tissues, sometimes down to the bone. Hospitalization is required immediately. Treatment will consist of medical correction, cosmetic procedures. Surgical intervention is possible, including plastic grafting.

After each degree of burns, scars remain on the skin. Small injuries, 1 and 2 degrees, are easier to heal, since they are shallow. To solve this problem, many remedies have been developed for scars after burns.

Effective creams for scars after burns. What to choose from?

How to treat the effects of burns? The most popular remedies that help eliminate the effects of trauma are gels, ointments and creams. From scars after burns, the following were particularly effective:

1. "Contractubex". The gel contains heparin, which softens the coarsened scar and restores damaged cells, allantoin removes all unpleasant sensations during scar healing, and onion extract serves as a barrier to scar formation and also has a disinfecting effect.
2. Zeraderm Ultra has a regenerative, healing, antibacterial, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect.
3. Levomikol is an ointment that solves the problem of removing scars after burns. The tool heals, stretches suppuration, disinfects.
4. Silicone patch from scars - an elastic gel plate. It is completely safe, and most importantly - effective in combating burns. Although it is dense, it does not prevent air from entering the wound, but it will save it from getting wet.
5. Panthenol. The product has a good moisturizing effect, healing and anti-inflammatory.
6. Kelofibrase. This ointment enhances blood circulation in scar tissue, speeds up healing, makes the scar softer.
7. “Burns.net” is an effective remedy, the application of which accelerates the healing effect, relieves redness, swelling, softens scar tissue.

The presented remedies for scars from burns show a good effect, but their effect does not appear immediately. To achieve complete healing, it will take at least six months. Moreover, each of the funds presented must be applied to the scar up to 4-6 times a day.

The listed funds are often used on the recommendation of dermatologists, however, they are also suitable for independent selection, since they are harmless.

Cosmetic procedures

It is possible to remove the burn scar - both old and very fresh - using cosmetic procedures. Of course, they will cost much more than ointments and gels, but the innovative technologies used in cosmetology allow you to achieve amazing effects.

1. Laser peeling. The method allows you to remove a scar from a burn on the face. The process is completely painless and safe. The laser beam gently removes the "extra" scar cells, makes the scar softer, smoother and almost invisible.
2. Chemical peeling. Using a special apparatus, a special substance enriched with fruit acid compounds is sent to the skin. By means of chemical peeling, you can bleach, smooth and soften the scar.
3. Diamond grinding. Used to correct facial skin. Thanks to this method, it is possible to effectively remove even the most old and extensive scars from burns.
4. Injections of glucocorticoids - hormone therapy by injections directly into the scar tissue. Basically applicable method to remove keloid scars. High risk of side effects.
5. Physiotherapy from 5-15 sessions: paraffin treatment, diadynamic therapy, galvanization, cryotherapy, infrared radiation, electrophoresis, darsonvalization. The procedures are aimed at restoring the elasticity of scar tissues, at their softening and smoothing.

According to the recommendations of dermatologists, it is worth starting the removal of scars by cosmetic methods after the scar is fully formed. The effects of various devices on not completely healed skin can be detrimental, not to mention effectiveness.

Radical method

Surgical methods, including skin grafting, are referred to radical methods that help quickly remove a burn scar. Such measures are prescribed if more gentle treatments are not effective in a particular case.

Surgical treatment involves the removal of scar tissue, the correction of damaged skin, and the application of a cosmetic suture. As for plastic surgery for skin transplantation, it is resorted to quite infrequently. The event is risky, because new skin may not take root, and there are also great risks of the appearance of keloid scars on it.

ethnoscience

Is it possible to remove a burn scar from folk remedies? There are a lot of similar methods, because everyone wants to quickly and effectively get rid of the effects of burns, and at the same time save money using inexpensive means.

Traditional medicine deals with these kinds of problems and has several recipes for treating burn scars.

If the burn is not serious (grade 1 or 2), then to treat its consequences, that is, fresh scars, use the following:

1. A large amount of cold water.
2. Applying potatoes, lemon juice, parsley, beeswax, cosmetic clay.

Cosmetic clay in combination with water shows good results if you apply this mixture to the scar and leave for 15 minutes. It is enough two times a week to make the scar noticeably lighter. This remedy for burn scars has no contraindications.

A mask with the addition of butter (1: 2) is prepared from beeswax, and 10 drops of lemon juice and aloe juice are added. The finished product is lubricated with a scar several times a day.

Fresh scars will help heal onion juice. It is enough to prepare gruel from it and apply it to the affected area on the arm or leg. Removing the burn scar completely with such a remedy will not work, but you can noticeably reduce it and make it more elastic.

Although doctors have mixed opinions about traditional medicine, they still approve of some drugs. For example, the well-known tramp, which is often prescribed by many dermatologists. It is used as a mask compress a couple of times a week for several months. Bodyagi well helps to remove the scar from a burn on the arm, leg, body, but it is better not to apply it to the face.

How can scars not be masked?

Many, after they managed to remove the scar from the burn, give up all their strength to mask as much as possible what is left of it. Dermatologists are extremely wary of such masking methods, since the effects on the skin can be unpredictable.

What are these methods:

1. Filling a tattoo over a scar. Of course, the method is far from bad to remove from the memory and body reminders of recent burns. But, according to dermatologists, this is not worth it, because tattooing is a painful and stressful procedure for the skin, which is already "affected". Do not aggravate the situation.
2. People with large burn consequences should avoid direct exposure to ultraviolet radiation, whether it be the sun or a solarium. From this, the scar turns red, it becomes even more noticeable. But, since the sun cannot be avoided, doctors strongly recommend lubricating the scar with special sunscreens.
3. If the scar from a burn is serious, then in order to get rid of it, do not self-medicate. Consulting a specialist in this matter does not hurt, because to resolve the problem, complex treatment may be necessary, and some methods may not be suitable at all.

Rehabilitation

A fresh scar from a burn needs to be rehabilitated before proceeding with its removal. As rehabilitation methods, doctors most often prescribe:

1. Ultraviolet irradiation (but only at the rehabilitation stage). The procedure promotes the rapid restoration of damaged skin cells, improves immunity, eliminates the inflammatory process.
2. Magnetotherapy. First of all, the procedure is aimed at stabilizing the psychological state of the victim (with severe burns), and in addition, after the method, blood supply to damaged tissues improves.
3. Phonophoresis. Suitable for resorption of scar tissue and for the intensive supply of blood to burnt cells.
4. Laser Therapy Under the influence of red light, enhanced tissue regeneration and anti-inflammatory effect occur. And besides, laser therapy stabilizes the emotional state of the victim, despite the fact that the doctors put a prognosis for his recovery.
5. Aeroionotherapy The procedure increases the throughput of damaged compacted tissues. The released ions freely penetrate the tissues and suppress the pain that occurs during healing. And if you use analgesics in combination with the procedure, then the result of the manipulations will be greatly enhanced.
6. UHF therapy relieves active inflammation.

Conclusion

There are many ways to help quickly remove a burn scar. And each is designed specifically for a certain degree of severity of the formed scar. And the sooner the treatment of the burn, and then the scar itself, begins, the less noticeable it will be in the final of all procedures.