Scar Management – Treatment From Wound To Wellness Should Begin Early

A new term among medical professionals is, “scar management”. It’s just as it seems.  We can manage the growth and appearance of scars.

It’s best if scar management begins early.

Without scar cream treatment, a scar will look worse before it looks better, especially in the first two to four months. Left alone, it can look red, and appear raised for up to one year.

Scar therapy can begin as soon as the surface of the wound has closed. Doctors instruct patients to begin therapy at least twice a day for at least two months.  In that time, the initial fading may begin. Scar tissue formation will have been inhibited.

It can be a full year before a plastic surgeon will attempt scar revision. In the meantime, scar creams can help.