Scarring/Stretch Marks
Scarring is the body’s natural healing response after an injury and is permanent. Various factors will influence how your skin will scar. The location, depth and size of the original injury will impact on the scar's characteristics and age, heredity, gender and ethnicity, will also affect how your skin will react.
Its important to remember that as scars are permanent they will always be there, but usually we can improve them so they are less noticable. As there are several different types of scar tissue a variety of treatments are used to improve their size, colour and texture with varying degrees of overall improvement according to the type of scar.
Types of scar tissue include:
Acne scars range from ice pick scars, to box car scars, rolling scars that appear wavelike in appearance and pseudo scars. Treatment outcomes depend on the extent of the original scarring and will differ according to the type of scarring.
Atrophic scars are depressions in the skin and appear as a valley or pit. Commonly seen from acne and chicken pox.
Contracture scars are often the result of burns and cause a tightening of skin that can impair the ability to move.
Hypo-pigmented scars appear lighter than the surrounding skin due to the lack of pigment.
Hypertrophic scars are thickened and appear raised and red. They’re similar to keloid scars, but do not extend beyond the initial site of injury and often subside by themselves.
Keloid scars are due to an overly aggressive healing process and appear pink to red in colour, are raised, shiny and dome shaped. They usually migrate from the original injury site and mainly occur in darker skin types.
Pseudo scars appear purple or red in colour and are not actually scars but the initial injury still in the healing process.
Stretch marks are a form of scarring, which occur when the skin is stretched creating tears in the deeper layers of skin.
Major Contributing factors:
- Acne
- Injury
- Surgery
- Piercings
- Sun Damage
- Skin Disease
- Rapid weight gain
Treatment options:
- Skin needling
- Dermal fillers
- Microdermabrasion
- TCA peels
- Glycolic peels
- IPL Photorejuvenation
- Photodynamic therapy
- LED light therapy
- Topical formulations
- Silicone sheeting
- Steroid injections
- Surgical revision
During your consultation, a personalised treatment program will be designed for you to address your individual needs and concerns.
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