How to cover thyroid cancer scars better

Thyroid cancer surgical scars can generally be covered by physical shielding, drug covering, surgical resection, etc. Thyroid cancer is a common endocrine tumor in clinical practice. The extent of surgical resection varies with the severity of the disease. After surgical resection of most thyroid cancer patients, the surgical scars are relatively small and usually difficult to cover.

1. Physical shielding: After surgical treatment of thyroid cancer patients, in the early stage of wound healing, they can use elastic sleeves or elastic bandages, or apply silicone patches on the wound under the guidance of doctors, which can play a role of physical shielding to prevent bacteria or dust from entering the wound to avoid infection;

2. Drug covering: After surgical resection of thyroid cancer patients, in the middle stage of wound healing, they can also apply drugs for treatment under the guidance of doctors, such as silicone gel, which can effectively prevent scar hyperplasia and achieve the purpose of covering the wound;

3. Surgical resection: Patients can choose total thyroidectomy, subtotal thyroidectomy or unilateral thyroidectomy. Due to the different lesion sites of thyroid cancer, the surgical method and resection range are also different. After surgical resection, cosmetic sutures can be used under the guidance of a doctor. The above methods can all cover the surgical scars of thyroid cancer.

4. Other methods: If the patient's thyroid cancer grows in the neck or chest, you can choose to suture the upper and lower poles of the thyroid gland separately, which will help fill the thyroid cancer surgical scar and achieve the effect of covering the surgical scar.

After surgery, patients with thyroid cancer are advised to follow the doctor's advice and go to the hospital's thyroid surgery department for regular follow-up examinations, such as neck ultrasound and thyroid function tests, to clarify the recovery of the disease. At the same time, they should maintain a stable and optimistic attitude and avoid negative emotions such as extreme joy and sorrow, and emotional excitement.