By: Arthur Cooper
Submitted: 2010-08-24 12:34:41 | Word Count: 664
Because our skin has such an amazing ability to shed old cells and create new ones, wounds, cuts and surgical incisions can be restored and repaired with a number of different types of processes. While a visible scar may be the necessary and inevitable end to the healing process, the way we heal, how fast and how permanently, depends on each individual person. Some visible scars fade and improve in appearance over time, while others provide the physical evidence of injury or accident and can become quite traumatic for some people.
What exactly is a scar?
A scar is a growth of collagen that is located beneath the skin that formed as a result of wound healing. Facilitating proper wound healing resulting in invisible scar is the goal of every physician. Genetics, age, and even nutrition play a part in the permanent healing of a scar. A scar, depending on its severity can take anywhere from 12 to 18 months to fully mature, and sometimes take up to 24 months to develop and mature to its stable and permanent appearance.
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Are there different types of scars?
There are three different types of scars; atrophic, hypertrophic and keloidal. Atrophic scars look like there is a small hole or depressed area of the skin. Hypertrophic scars are elevated and can diminish in time. Keloids are formed by scar tissue that exceeds the boundaries of an original injury or incision. Keloidal scars are expansive and continue to grow. All types of scarring can occur on all areas of the body, but some places on the body such as your knees, elbows and chest are more likely to scar.
What can I do to get rid of my scars from wounds?
While many different health care providers will recommend different remedies, treatments and procedures, there is only one treatment that boasts the proven results you are looking for. Studies show that silicone sheets and patches are one of the most effective and non-evasive treatment plans for over 80% of all scarring problems.
At ScarOut you can find a complete line of all the InvisiScar™ silicone patches and sheets. This treatment option is easy to use, is affordable and really works! It doesn’t matter where your scar is located on your body; or how it got there or how large the scar is. There is a InvisiScar™ silicone sheet or patch that will fit any size scar and all of the silicone sheets and patches can be customized to the wound scar just by simply trimming with a scissors. The silicone sheets and patches have been used in hospitals for severe scarring patients and are now available for you to order from ScarOut, and you will always receive free shipping with your order. Don’t spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on procedures that may not even give you your desired results until you have given InvisiScar™ silicone sheets and patches a try!
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