Symptoms of hypertrophic scar fading

Scar hyperplasia is quite common in our daily life. It is caused by allergic constitution and bad living habits. For example, when scars appear, eating irritating foods or drinking alcohol may cause scar hyperplasia. Scar hyperplasia will generally begin to subside gradually after a certain period of conditioning. During the subsiding process, scar hyperplasia will gradually decrease. For some more serious scar hyperplasia, timely treatment should be carried out.

Can scars go away on their own?

Many patients mistakenly believe that since hypertrophic scars begin to fade after 6 months, they can wait and see. However, experts point out that scars in the regressing stage can only subside slightly, at most 10-15%, and then enter the mature stage. Scars in the mature stage will not continue to subside throughout life.

The biggest characteristics of early hypertrophic scars are burning pain and itching, red color and hard texture, and they often show hyperkeratosis, ulceration and contracture. In other words, such hypertrophic scars are very unstable. Long-term such conditions will not only affect the patient's sleep and mood, reduce the body's resistance, but also increase the risk of cancer.

Complete elimination should be treated early

Hypertrophic scars should be intervened as early as possible. Treatment during the hyperplastic stage can stop the proliferation of scars and turn them into rapid regression, so that scars can be completely removed. The earlier hypertrophic scars are treated, the better the effect and the shorter the treatment course. Do not ignore the scar just because it is small. Even the smallest scar may have a significant impact on your body and life.

Three stages of hypertrophic scars

1. Proliferative phase

The scar hyperplasia period generally lasts for 3-6 months, a few may last for 1-2 years, and in very rare cases may last for several years. During this period, the scars are locally swollen and congested, gradually thicken, protrude above the body surface, bulge out from the surface, have an irregular shape, are red in color, are tough, and feel painful and itchy. Scars may become worse when the temperature rises, when you are emotionally agitated, or when you eat spicy and irritating foods.

2. Decline period

After the proliferative phase, scars will enter a scar reduction phase of about 6 months to 1 year. Scars in the involution stage change from active proliferation to involution, their height and thickness gradually decrease, their hardness begins to soften, their color changes from red to purple, purple-brown, and pigmentation, the capillary dilation on the scar surface disappears, and the itching and pain symptoms are alleviated.

3. Maturity

Also known as the dormant period, during this period the scar has matured and no longer continues to proliferate, there is no obvious change, and the thickness and hardness after reduction are maintained. Generally, the scars at this stage are still higher than the skin, have a harder texture, are dark or dark brown in color or close to the surrounding skin, the itching and pain symptoms disappear, the scars are clearly demarcated from the base and surrounding skin, and are easy to push away.