Precautions before scar removal surgery

In real life, due to various reasons, more and more people have scars. When scars appear on your skin, especially in obvious parts, it will seriously damage your skin image. Therefore, many people want to choose scar removal surgery to remove scars as soon as possible. So they want to know what to pay attention to before scar removal surgery. The answer is given below, and you can see what aspects you need to pay attention to.

1. Patients without bleeding diseases and active or progressive diseases of important organs such as heart, lung, liver and kidney. Patients with hypertension, diabetes or infectious diseases need to undergo surgery after their condition is under control.

2. For those who have been taking steroid hormones, aspirin and other drugs for a long time, it is best to stop taking them one week before the operation. Please consult a doctor.

3. If the tumor currently has inflammatory symptoms such as redness, swelling, heat and pain, postpone the surgery, take oral antibiotics, and perform the surgery after the inflammation subsides.

4. Female patients should avoid surgery during the menstrual period; surgery should be postponed during the early (3 months) and late (3 months) pregnancy.

5. Depending on the appearance of the tumor and the results of intraoperative exploration, pathological examination may be required to determine whether the tumor is benign or malignant.

6. Facial swelling: The incision may be slightly red, slightly hard to the touch, and occasionally itchy within 2-3 months after surgery. It is recommended to avoid important social occasions during this period. After that, the patient gradually recovers, and after stabilization, the social distance is generally not easy to see, except for a few patients with scar constitution.

7. Tumors in other parts of the body: The scars from the incisions in the chest, neck, back, shoulders, etc. after surgery are obvious, while those in other parts are relatively mild but can still be seen.

8. Keloid: Local injection of corticosteroids or low-dose local radiotherapy three days after surgery is required during the operation. Scar hyperplasia is still possible after the operation.

Scar removal surgery is the most direct and effective way to treat scars. Therefore, many people with scars on their skin want to know what they need to pay attention to before choosing scar removal surgery. After fully understanding the things that need to be paid attention to, they are willing to choose scar removal surgery as soon as possible to improve the treatment of their scars.