Scar Removal

Scarring is the result of your body’s natural healing process after the tissue has been damaged. These are extremely common marks that can fade naturally during the initial two years following their appearance, however, it’s unlikely that after this suggested amount of time scarring will fade further without treatment.

Why Do Scars Occur?

Scars can occur for numerous reasons, including:

• A side effect of skin conditions or disease, for example, acne or chickenpox.
• Surgical cuts, for example, Caesarean sections or breast augmentations.
• Accidental injuries, for example, were cut from falling over.
• Self-harm.
• Burns from hot liquid or objects.
• Bites and scratches.
• Piercings and tattoos.
• Injections, for example, the BCG vaccination.

There are several types of scars and sometimes, when it comes to treatment, they need to be treated in different ways. It is worth noting that you can have various types of scars on your skin at one time, near one another, especially those resulting from acne.

What Are The Different Types of Scarring?

The types of scarring that can occur are:

• Macular scars. These are flat, brown or red marks on the skin. They often appear as a result of acne.
• Rolling scars. These scars are broad depressions in the skin with rounded, soft edges and are the often result of acne; several of these scars in close proximity to each other can give the skin a ‘rolling’ texture.
• Boxcar scars. Similar to rolling scars in the sense that they create depressions in the skin but rather these scars have steeper, defined edges to them.
• Ice-pick scars are deep and narrow scars. Some ice-pick scars can be extremely deep; they can look like an open pore. This type of scar is often associated with chickenpox and acne.
• Atrophic scars. These can have a sunken appearance.
• Contracture scars. This is often the result of a burn. The skin is taught which sometimes restricts movement.
• Hypertrophic scars. Red and raised, sometimes lumpy scars which form along with the site of a wound.
• Keloid scars. This type of scar over-heals and continues to grow beyond the margins of the original wound. A keloid scar can appear after very minor trauma, sometimes even if no obvious damage has occurred. Hypertrophic scars are very commonly mistaken by patients for keloid scars. Due to the nature of this type of scarring, it can be very difficult to treat, if treatable at all.

Recommended Scar Treatment:

Often those of us who have scarring are bothered by the appearance and it’s not uncommon to seek help to improve it. The Skin to Love Clinic has a variety of scar treatment options. You will start with an initial consultation with a medical practitioner who can assess your scarring and discuss the appropriate treatment options for you to consider.

  Fraxel  clear and brilliant

Derma FNS  Platelet Rich Plasma

Regenlite  Dermal Fillers

Byonik mesotherapy

If you would like to discuss treatment for scarring, please do not hesitate to contact our friendly team who will happily arrange a consultation for you.

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