Get to know the types of scars.

Scars and different types of wounds

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What types of scars do you have?

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Mature scar

Mature

This type of scar is light-colored and flat.

Immature

These scars appear red, are sometimes itchy and painful, and slightly elevated. Many will mature to become flat and assume pigmentation similar to the surrounding skin. They can be more pale or slightly darker.

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Immature scar

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Scar contracture

Contractures

Scars that cross joints or skin creases at right angles are prone to develop shortening or contractures. They occur when the scar is not fully mature and tend to be hypertrophic. They typically have disabling and dysfunctional properties. They result mostly from burn injuries.

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Widespread Stretched

These scars appear when the fine lines of surgical scars gradually become stretched and widened. Typically flat, pale, soft, symptomless scars are often seen after knee or shoulder surgery. Stretch marks after pregnancy are variants of widespread scars. No elevation, thickening or nodularity which is present distinguishes them from hypertrophic scars.

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Widespread stretched scar

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Linear hypertrophic scar

Linear Hypertrophic

These scars are red, raised and sometimes itchy. Confined to the border of the original surgery or trauma. These scars develop within weeks after surgery and may increase rapidly in size for three to six months and then, after a static phase, begin to regress. They mature to have an elevated, slightly rope-like appearance with increased width. Full maturation can take up to two years.

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Widespread Hypertrophic

Common after a burn. A widespread red, raised and sometimes itchy scar that remains within the borders of the original burn.

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Widespread hypertrophic scar

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Minor keloid

Minor Keloid

A focally raised, itchy scar that extends over normal tissue. May develop up to several years after injury and does not regress without treatment. Surgical excision is often followed by recurrence.

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Major Keloid

A large, raised scar which may be painful or pruritic. Extends over normal tissue and can continue to spread over many years.

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Major keloid

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Atrophic scars

Atrophic

Atrophic scars occur as depressed and well-defined lesions. They are usually caused by collagen destruction during the course of an inflammatory condition such as cystic acne or varicella. These scars often have a sunken and pitted appearance.

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Skin Rashes

Skin sensitivity is caused by various reasons, including contact with some metals, chemicals, some poisonous plants (contact dermatitis) or consumption of some medicines and food. Common symptoms of skin rash include: redness and inflammation, skin itching and burning, and in more severe cases, hives.

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Skin rashes

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Scratches

Scratches

When the surface of the skin is scratched due to friction with the ground or any other object, pain, inflammation, burning, swelling and sometimes bleeding occur, and that area of ​​the skin becomes very sensitive to touch.

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Mild Burn

First and second degree burns that show themselves as inflammation, swelling and redness of the skin along with a burning and tingling sensation, and in more severe cases, blisters, and their recovery can take from one to three weeks.

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Mild burn

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Sunburn

Sun Burn

Long-term contact of harmful rays of sunlight (especially UVB) with unprotected skin causes irritation and sunburn in the epidermis layer, which in severe cases, sometimes leads to the appearance of small blisters or spots and darkening of the skin after the inflammation subsides.

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Diaper Rash

Diaper rash occurs as a result of delayed changing of the baby's diaper and excessive rubbing of the wet diaper with the skin, and it manifests itself in the form of red, swollen areas with small pimples in the buttock or groin area.

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Diaper rash

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Inflammation after laser therapy

Laser Therapy

Skin irritation after laser therapy, show itself with swelling, inflammation and color change in the first hours. In addition, the laser stimulation makes you continuously feel heat in your skin.

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