Scar tissue is a fibrous connective tissue that usually develops from a cut, injury, surgery or from skin conditions like acne. A scar is formed as a result of the healing process carried out by our body. The scar can be internal or external. External scar tissues are usually referred as on-skin scar tissues. It appears as a raised mark, and will be numb. Because of the limited flow of blood, a scar tissue can become hard and firm and has neither sweat glands nor hair growth. Hair follicles may be destroyed along with skin tissue due to any injury or disease and hair will not be able to grow back.
The most common causes for scalp scar are acne, psoriasis and head injuries. If the scars are small and are surrounded by healthy tissue, it may not be visible to others because of hair growth from the surrounding hair follicles.
A scar can form at any part of your body from head to toe based on the site of injury or disease. But when it occurs on the scalp it will affect not only your health, but also your beauty. But don’t get depressed. You have alternate methods for hair care and to make your scar less noticeable. Try these tips. It really works.
A scar can form at any part of your body from head to toe based on the site of injury or disease. But when it occurs on the scalp it will affect not only your health, but also your beauty. But don’t get depressed. You have alternate methods for hair care and to make your scar less noticeable. Try these tips. It really works.
Try Hair implants: If you have a large area of
scar,one option to grow hair over scar tissue is to get hair implants. Doing
this will not remove the scar but will make the scar less visible due to
implanted hair.
Treat acne on
the scalp: Acne is one important
cause of scar. Treat it with acne wash containing salicylic acid. Apply it to
the scalp two to three times daily.
Use a steroid ointment to minimize
itching: In most
cases, itching is responsible for making scar than the original cause. Consult
a doctor and with their prescription, steroid ointments can be used to reduce
itching. Keeping your scalp clean is also important.
Massage your scalp: This will help to remove the dead skin accumulated on the scar and
will make the scar less visible. This will promote blood flow and thereby
reduces scar tissue build-up.
Surgical
Options: If the
scar tissue does not cover a large area, stitching together the surrounding
healthy tissue that has follicles with hair growth may help. But it will depend
on the severity of the scar. Consulting a surgeon is important for this.
Hair extensions: Because there are no hair follicles
to stimulate on a scar, medication may not help you more than scar management.
In such cases, you can hide the bald patch by using a hairpiece.
Plastic
Surgery: Plastic
surgery offers ideal treatment solutions to extensively large scars. But this
will not remove the scar, but will definitely help to make it less noticeable.
Take Vitamin E: Taking vitamin E supplement or foods rich this will help you
to increase the rate of wound healing leaving
a very light scar Vitamin E help
produce collagen.
Chemical peel: Depending on the type of scar, a chemical peel can be
suggested by your dermatologist. It
reduces the size of scars by removing the top layers of skin.
Laser
treatment: Laser treatment is the most widely used
technique to treat scar tissue. This removes the outer layer of skin and
replaces them with fresh layer of skin.
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