Will chickenpox scars leave scars after they fall off

Chickenpox is highly contagious, and most of the time it is caused by contact with allergens. If a child in kindergarten develops chickenpox, he or she must be taken home by his or her parents for isolation and observation. He or she must not play with other children to avoid infection. When the chickenpox scabs and falls off, a scar will be left at the site of scab. This is not contagious, but you must wait until the chickenpox is completely scabbed before going out to play, and you must also maintain good hygiene habits for your child.

Chickenpox has an acute onset. About two weeks after a child is infected with the chickenpox virus, the child will develop prodromal symptoms of chickenpox.

Symptoms include fever, headache, general fatigue, etc. Twenty-four hours after the onset of the disease, a rash will appear on the child's body and quickly grow into rice- or pea-sized chickenpox. These chickenpox are surrounded by red halos, and the center of the blisters is shaped like a belly button. After two to three days, the chickenpox will gradually dry up and form a scab, which will slowly fall off.

Chickenpox can grow anywhere, of course, chickenpox grows more often on the trunk. Chickenpox can usually be cured, but because chickenpox can cause itching, many children will scratch it, which can easily break the chickenpox, and scratching the chickenpox is likely to cause complications. Therefore, when a child develops chickenpox, parents still need to take the child to the hospital for treatment in time.

If parents do not take good care of their children when they have chickenpox, it may cause secondary infection of skin herpes, pneumonia, varicella encephalitis, varicella hepatitis, myocarditis, nephritis, hypothalamic syndrome, etc. These complications of chickenpox are very harmful to children. If the doctor can control the disease in time, it will be fine. If not, serious neurothoracic complications such as encephalitis may cause the death of the child, and even if the child survives, there will be permanent sequelae.

Chickenpox is very itchy, so we must cut children's fingernails short to prevent them from scratching and causing infection and scarring. For some younger children, such as those a few months old, you can give them protective cotton gloves to prevent them from scratching the chickenpox.

After a child has chickenpox, he or she should try to stay in bed and rest at home, and not go out again, so as to avoid catching a cold and causing other complications that aggravate the child's condition.

Chickenpox will form scabs about 3 to 5 days after onset. At this time, be careful not to scratch your child, as scratching the scabs will easily leave scars. Especially for chickenpox scabs on the face, special attention must be paid.

Therefore, for the health of children, when children have symptoms of chickenpox, parents must not be careless and should take their children to the hospital for treatment in time. At the same time, we must also pay attention to children's diet. When children have chickenpox, they should avoid eating many foods. Eating them will only aggravate the child's condition.