I have some small burns on my body and the skin is slightly sunken and redder whilst some knife scars are white and dont feel any different to normal skin
I have some small burns on my body and the skin is slightly sunken and redder whilst some knife scars are white and dont feel any different to normal skin
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On a follow-up visit after my surgery had healed, I noticed my scars were white and barely visible. I asked my surgeon the same question. His answer was “good genetics,” and that was all I got out of him.
I told him that he obviously aced his classes in surgical techniques, but needed remedials in bedside.
He just smiled and told me to lay off red meat and never drink beer again.
Depends on the depth of the injury, if the tissue below the epidermis was damaged it won’t be filled up. Therefore the skin grows over whats left, in a small dent.
Otherwise its a bit of genetics. depending on how much collagen your body throws at the scars, its either even or be a bit too much, which causes a slightly uneven results.
The missing color comes from lack of pigments, while the red coloring is a result of thinner skin making blood vessels shine through.
Wounds that have not been stitched and left to heal on their own terms tend to scar worse. They may be widespread and sunken. This is why skin grafts are sometimes used to cover large burns, which allows them to heal better.
But you can still get this even with stitched wounds if they are under a lot of tension. This often happens in chest, shoulders and knees.
I have a knife scar on my arm. I did not get stitches and instead put duct tape on it right after to close the wound. For years it was a reddish raised scar that almost looked like a worm. Now, maybe 20 years later, it is the same level as the rest of my skin and white. It blends in well, way less obvious than before, but still visible
The wound healing process involves different stages, usually summarized in: hemostasis>inflammation>proliferation>remodeling, each stage is interwoven and has different duration depending on the wound site, extension, depth etc, genetics and external factors on the wound my lead to more proliferation of the tissue/ less remodeling, etc! African people are more prone to keloid (over proliferation) healing for example,
I don’t have an answer, but I have had 3 abdominal surgeries. 1 was a major surgery (c section) & 2 were laparoscopic. My C-section & 1 of my lap surgeries healed awful. My C-section scar is white, but raised. 1 lap is not raised but they are very wide & a tad bit darker than my skin tone (completely noticeable & each incision over an inch long) my other lap is barely noticeable, small tiny white scars & smooth. Makes no sense to me.
Idk, but my own experience- I have 3 scars from small surgeries, which were all done up with stitches. They all lay flat. I have 4 other incisions from my gall bladder removal- they were done up with glue, and all are raised