Keloid / Scar formation and how to proceed to help

Keloid / Scar formation and how to proceed to help

Hello dear readers, in this post we will talk about what bothers many women and men, especially after an aesthetic surgical procedure. Apparently, regardless of the age of your scar tissue, scar massage techniques can help to improve or decrease the appearance of your scar and can reduce the chance of developing long-term problems due to scar tissue or adhesions. The body’s natural response to an injury that damages the dermis (deep, thick layer of skin) is to form scar tissue. A normal scar will usually flatten and the redness will gradually disappear. Sometimes you will form a keloid, or abnormally enlarged, raised, and thickened scar may fade and flatten slightly over time.

Scars develop as a result of a variety of injuries or traumatic events – deep lacerations, radiation therapy, burns, cuts, scrapes, plastic surgery, mastectomy, breast reconstruction, cesarean surgery, joint replacement surgery, scar removal surgery, skin graphics.

Damaged tissue may be recovering from six weeks to more than a year before it returns to full strength. The resulting fibrous mass your body creates over your wound is made up mostly of collagen. The fibrous tissue of the scar tissue prohibits proper circulation. It also impairs tissue oxygenation or hypoxia.

The abnormal function resulting from a scar or its neighbouring structures may include – the scar becomes hard and non-malleable, strips of fibre are created on or below the surface of the skin, the skin tightens or shortens, pain, swelling, impact nervous, tenderness in the scar area, numbness, decreased mobility and flexibility of joints, muscles and tendons, postural misalignment, muscle weakness, increased likelihood of future injuries.

Some professionals believe that scar tissue is the root of most physical imbalances. The research supports the use of scar tissue massage to solve these functional problems. Generally speaking, the earlier and more consistently a scar is massaged, the less likely you are to develop problems with it. The healing and scar reduction techniques have many goals, the goals of any scar massage are to make the scar stable, manage the development of scar tissue, keep the connective tissue as malleable and flexible as possible, reducing adhesions between layers of soft tissue, reduce discolouration and itching, reduce scarring to normal levels of the skin, eliminate fibrosis and stress patterns and encourage an emotional connection with the trauma site. In addition, scar massage can help to desensitise the scar area. In the early immature stage of your scar, right after the healing scar, it can be painful, itchy or sensitive like nerve endings within the healing tissue. Its scar can be typically red in appearance, most scars fade to the normal color of the flesh with maturation. It is always best to get permission from your doctor or surgeon during this phase to ensure that the scar has healed enough to work. Your therapist will not start working with you until the sutures have been removed and there are no open wounds or signs of infection. Scarring massage, lymphatic drainage therapy and physical exercise can have the best effects on the scar at this stage.

This blog provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects. The information and other content provided in this blog, or in any linked materials, are not intended and should not be construed as medical advice, nor is the information a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment.

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