Why do scars appear after plastic surgery? Why do scars appear after plastic surgery?

Plastic surgery will result in incisions of varying sizes, and these incisions require time to heal. Plastic surgery will not leave scars after the incisions have healed. If scars do appear, there must be a reason. Let’s take a look below.

1. People with scar-prone constitution

People with this kind of physique are very prone to scarring, because scar hyperplasia will occur once the skin is damaged. To avoid this situation, a preoperative examination must be done. Even if such people have their ears pierced or have acne, they may develop keloids. Facial plastic surgery is not recommended for such people.

2. Inflammation after implantation

Although the current medical standard for prosthesis is that it is non-antigenic, some people still reject the prosthesis due to their sensitive constitution. The wound after rhinoplasty cannot heal for a long time, and the breast tissue becomes hard after breast augmentation. These are all examples of prosthesis rejection, and the probability of scarring is very high in this case.

3. Wound infection

If the medical equipment used is not thoroughly sterilized, the doctor's operation does not meet the sterile standards, the postoperative care is not in place, or if you suffer from diabetes and other immune system diseases. All of these can cause wound infection. If the wound is infected, scars are expected, so fairies who want to have plastic surgery should pay attention.

The severity of scars is also related to personal physique. People with scar-prone physiques are more likely to leave scars. Scars will also be left after plastic surgery. Scars vary in shape and vary from person to person. Scars in different parts of the body have different manifestations. The contraindications of scar repair vary depending on the location of the scar and the repair time. For example, within six months of scar formation, reoperation is not recommended, except for urgent corrections such as affecting joint movement and patient development.

The faster a wound heals, the less likely it is to leave a scar. Experts point out that the general principle is that the faster a wound heals, the lighter the scar. The most ideal scar is a thin, flat, white scar that is parallel to the skin's lines and difficult to detect. Many thin, flat, white scars formed after long-term degeneration are also considered ideal scars. "Difficult" scars are often broad, sunken or raised, or form a long scar, hypertrophy and swelling. The most "difficult" scar is "keloid" (scar hyperplasia).

The proportion of people with scar physique is very small in the population. The manifestation is that after the wound heals, the surface scar continues to grow larger, which not only affects the appearance, but also causes local pain, redness and itching. Scar contraction also affects functional movement. Because there are very few people with scar physique, some books also call people with keloids as scar physique. Keloids are manifested as scars that grow outward after the wound heals, protruding from the skin surface, hard, and may also feel red and painful, but after growing to a certain extent, they will no longer continue to expand.