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Scarring of the skin

Structure of normal skin

Skin is an organ consisting of 3 layers: epidermis, dermis and hypodermis. The thickness of the skin without subcutaneous fat varies from 0.8 (in the eyelid) to 4-5 mm (in the palm and soles). The thickness of the hypodermis varies from tenths of a millimeter to several centimeters.

Prevention of scars

Prevention of scars in the broadest sense of the word can be called preoperative preparation of patients; correct and modern treatment of wounds, care for postoperative sutures, wound surfaces after peeling and operative dermabrasion.

Preoperative preparation of patients in plastic surgery and dermatosurgery

In the process of collecting an anamnesis, contraindications to operations that can be divided into absolute and relative can be found. Ignoring contraindications, can lead to deterioration of skin repair processes, prolonged inflammation, deepening and widening of the skin destruction zone and the appearance of pathological scars.

Classification of skin scars

The scar is a connective tissue structure that arose at the site of skin damage by various traumatic factors during the maintenance of the body's homeostasis.

Scars: general information

It is well-known how widespread the scars of the skin are - an organ that performs a variety of functions, but whose main role is to protect the body from aggressive external influences that can disrupt homeostasis and harm the biological system.

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