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Scars are the most frequent concern for those that have plastic surgery. Learn how to minimize scarring after your cosmetic surgery.
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Plastic Surgery Scars
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How to minimize the appearance of
Surgery scars are unavoidable Whenever you make an incision in the
skin, it’s going to leave a scar. It’s unavoidable.
Technique and Placement
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• Apply surgical and care techniques that will help make any resulting scars as inconspicuous as possible.
• The scar will be hidden in the least visible location possible.
Scar Healing Process
Photo taken 1 month after a tummy tuck
Photo taken 4 months after a tummy tuck
Photo taken 1 year after a tummy tuck
Post Operative Instructions
Proper Incision
Care
Sun Protecti
on
Scar Gels & Silicone Sheetin
g
Protect all incisions from direct sunlight. This prevents unfavourable pigmentation changes.
Follow post-operative care instructions closely when caring for incision lines. Some of the stitches around the belly button may be non-dissolvable and will be removed 2 weeks after the surgery.
Apply scar reducing products such as:
•Dermatix® gel• Retouch® Silicone Sheeting
Strategic Scar Placement
The surgeon should know how to choose the most suitable location for any incisionsso that the resulting scar is as inconspicuous as possible.
LOCATION
SKIN TENSION LINES
It is very important for the surgeon to angle your incisions so that they go with the natural “flow of your skin” instead of going against it. Doing so will usually result in a better scar.Your surgeon should handle the treated area very gently.
Scar-Reducing Sutures
Usually the suture will start deep and work its way out, finishing off with a stitch that often winds its way under the skin rather than over and over through the skin like a train track. Another technique that leaves more visible scarring is stapling the incision closed
Choose a reputable and experienced Plastic Surgeon in order to avoid complications, such as bad scarring.
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“Train track” sutures leave a more visible scar
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