Will hives leave scars?

There are many people suffering from urticaria in daily life. When suffering from urticaria, the body will itch, and it will also be accompanied by symptoms such as erythema. The more you scratch with your hands, the more itchy it will be. If you don't scratch with your hands, it will be more uncomfortable. Urticaria is an allergic disease, and the cause is usually very complicated. Many people worry that scratching with hands during urticaria will leave scars. So will urticaria leave scars?

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In most cases, no scarring occurs.

In most cases, urticaria is caused by the patient's eating or contact with certain allergens. The onset is usually very sudden, and the skin may become abnormally itchy within an instant. With the itching and scratching, red and pale wheals of varying sizes and shapes quickly appear; some are ring-shaped, or they can merge into large pieces. They disappear quickly in about 10 minutes to a few hours without leaving any traces. Even if the rashes grow on the face, as long as the following points are done, in most cases they will disappear quickly without leaving scars.

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1. Excessive scratching

If you have urticaria on your face, it will inevitably cause severe itching. Many patients can't help scratching. If the patient scratches excessively, it will irritate the affected area, causing ulceration and pus discharge. After healing, scabs will remain, and scars will easily remain if you are not careful.

2. Excessive sun exposure

When you have urticaria on your face, you should pay special attention to sun protection. Otherwise, if the ultraviolet rays are too strong, they will directly radiate our skin. In order to prevent skin cells from being oxidized, the human body secretes a large amount of melanin to protect them, which leads to pigmentation and the formation of scars.

3. Use hormone drugs on the face

Generally, the ointments we use to treat urticaria cannot be applied to sensitive areas of the face, because most ointments are irritating and astringent to the skin. If they are used too much on the face, it can easily cause neurodermatitis, resulting in thickening and roughening of the stratum corneum of the affected area, and leaving scars.

4. The patient has a scar-prone constitution

For the general population, even if urticaria appears on the face, it will not leave scars after disappearing. However, if the patient has a scar-prone constitution, it is hard to say, as scars may be left due to their constitution.

How to avoid scarring from hives

1. Eat more foods rich in vitamin C, vitamin E and niacin

During the wound healing period, you don’t have to avoid eating dark-colored foods, but you should eat more foods rich in vitamin C, vitamin E, and niacin, because vitamin C can promote the metabolism of melanin, vitamin E can reduce the formation of melanin, and niacin can reduce the skin’s sensitivity to ultraviolet rays and prevent suntanning. These foods are:

(1) Foods rich in vitamin C

Such as: green vegetables, leeks, spinach, green peppers, cucumbers, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, fresh dates, kiwis, hawthorns, grapefruits, strawberries, oranges, lemons and other fruits and vegetables.

(2) Foods rich in vitamin E

Such as: kiwi fruit, nuts (including almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts), lean meat, milk, eggs, vegetable oils squeezed from sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, corn, olives, peanuts, camellia, spinach, kale, sweet potatoes, yams, lettuce, day lily, cabbage, cauliflower and other green leafy vegetables.

(3) Foods rich in niacin

Such as: liver and kidney, beef, lamb, pork, fish, poultry, peanuts, figs, malt, whole wheat products, wheat bran, rice bran, millet and other foods.

2. Avoid scratching and take anti-infection measures

While eating more of the above foods, you should also avoid scratching, do a good job of anti-infection, and remember to take some antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs. In this way, even if the patient has minor scratches, it will not cause scars due to wound infection.

3. Wear sunscreen when going out

If urticaria appears on the face, in order to avoid leaving scars, we recommend that patients take sun protection measures in advance when going out. They can wear sun protection hats and parasols and other items to protect themselves from the sun.