Hypertrophic Scars – Not Something You Need To Face

Not Something You Need To Face

 

 Among the many types of acne scar that can be found regularly among sufferers, the hypertrophic scar is unique in that it is rarely found on the face of a sufferer.

It is also rare in that it is not seen where tissue has been eaten away by a breakout of acne, but rather where there has been extra tissue created.

A hypertrophic scar – taken from the term “hypertrophy” which means an increase in the size of an organ due to overgrowth of cells – actually stands out from the skin rather than being sunken into it.

Most usually, hypertrophic scars are to be found on the torso of a male sufferer and look like a raised, firm bump of tissue.

Often, a hypertrophic scar will grow larger than the original wound and they happen as the result of an overproduction of collagen, the tissue that allows our skin to be flexible enough that we can manipulate it easily.

Hypertrophic scars are often confused with “Keloid” scars. Keloid scars routinely overgrow the area of the original injury,and may affect the ability to move the skin in the area where they grow.

In order to treat a hypertrophic or Keloid scar,cortisone is injected into the affected area,shrinking and flattening the scar tissue area.

The shrinking and removal of this scar tissue is also aided by a softening process involving the injection of Interferon. If you suffer a hypertrophic scar and cannot fund the surgery, it may not be that big a deal – they often decrease in size and improve in appearance over a short time.