Non Acne Scar Types
Atrophic Scars
Atrophic scars refer to the pitted scar-like marks on a person’s skin. They originate when the skin fails to regenerate the tissue naturally, therefore leaving imbalanced scarring. This therapeutic challenge is a permanent result of acne vulgaris
Keloid Scars
A Keloid scar is enlarged and raised scar mark that can form anywhere on the skin. Keloids are usually of pink, red, skin color and darker than the surrounding skin. Often, they appear to be much larger than the original wound. Keloids are generally not harmful to health, however, cause cosmetic concerns.
Hypertrophic Scars
A hypertrophic scar is a thick raised scar developed on areas of high skin tension. It is an abnormal wound healing response that commonly occurs following diseases, burns, surgical incisions, and other forms of skin trauma. Although they aren’t life threatening, they can be a bit itchy and painful if left untreated.
Contracture Scars
Contracture scars form when a portion of your skin has been lost due to physical or chemical damage. The net loss of tissue leads to the pulling off not only the surrounding healthy skin but also ligaments, tendons, and muscles, depending on the severity and location of the injury. Extreme cases of contracture scarring can severely impede the range of motion around the neck, shoulder, elbows, and knees. Thus, contracture scars pose both functional and cosmetic concerns to the patient.
Surgical Scars
Postsurgical scarring is a natural and unavoidable consequence of wound healing following injury to the skin. Unnatural elevation, pigmentary changes, and irregular textural appearances of scars often present aesthetic concerns to patients. While scars usually fade on their own, more severe cases of scarring may require surgical- and non-surgical approaches to achieve optimal correction. Here at the Scar Healing Institute, our team of expert dermatologists is trained in the best surgical scar revision techniques as well as minimally invasive energy-based and non-energy-based treatment.
Traumatic Scars
Traumatic scars are the raised marks on your body developed as a part of the natural healing process of lost or damaged skin after a major injury. Based on the location and size of the injury, a traumatic wound heals in different ways. It can range from minor scarring to severe tightening and thickening of the skin. Also, obstruct regular, normal movements causing deformity.
Burn Scars
Burns can occur on the skin when a particular area of a person’s body comes in contact with something too hot. For instance, fire, boiling water, scorching sun rays, electricity, or chemicals form severe burn injuries. After the wounds get healed, a thick, discolored contracture burn scar is formed on the area.
