The wound has healed but it's bulging

No one wants to have wounds on their body, right? Even if they do have wounds, they don’t want to leave scars, because scars on the body will greatly affect the external appearance of the skin. However, there are always some small accidents in our daily lives, which leave wounds on people's bodies. When a wound is left, people want it to heal quickly and do not want to leave scars. However, some people find that after their wounds have healed, there are still some raised areas. What's going on?

1. The wound healed but bulged. What happened?

This situation may be a scar constitution, a scar formed after the wound heals. If this is the case, you can surgically remove the scar if you really want to treat it. But surgery is not 100% successful. If it does not affect functional activities, treatment is generally not required.

2. What is scar constitution

The proportion of people with scar-prone physique is extremely small in the population. After the wound heals, the surface scar continues to increase in size, which not only affects the appearance, but also causes local pain, redness and itching. Scar contraction also affects functional movement. People with a scar-prone constitution will develop unlimited proliferation of keloid-like scars after any injury to any part of the body. To determine whether a person has a scar-prone constitution, you can see whether after the healing of previous skin wounds, you will develop scars that are higher than the skin, feel hard, and may be itchy, and the scars are larger than the original wounds.

3. Clinical manifestations

Scar constitution is characterized by spontaneous formation, with the most common sites being the chest and scapula. The surface scars continue to increase in size and are red and hard in texture, which not only affects the appearance but also causes local itching and tingling. They begin as small and hard red papules, which slowly increase in size to produce round, oval or irregular scars that protrude above the skin surface, often exceeding the original site of injury and sometimes extending outward in a crab-foot-like shape. The upper epidermis becomes smooth, shiny and thin due to pressure. Over time, the color may turn into dark brown and the texture may become harder. Occasionally there are ulcers and infections, and patients may experience varying degrees of itching and tingling.

Scar treatment

1. Massage

Rub the scar with the base of your palm, three times a day, each time for 5-10 minutes. This method is most effective for wounds that have just shed scabs, but is less effective for old scars.

2. Skin grinding method.

3. Scar excision and suture method.

4. Tissue expander method.

5. Skin flap and tube method, free skin grafting method.