When the skin continuity is broken by a cut, surgery or
injury, the body forms a scar tissue to unite the cut
ends. The amount of scarring could vary due to various
factors like the person's age, heredity, race, and the
type, direction, depth, size and location of the wound.
When the scar is removed, a new scar is formed by the
body in its place. So a scar cannot be removed. It can
only be revised.
By the scar correction operations, many scars can be
improved upon in their appearance or the amount of the
scars can be reduced are disfigurement can be minimised.
These scar correction operation are not under taken
until the original scars have fully matured. There are
rare exceptions to this rule. There are scars that cannot
be improved upon by surgery.
Most scar revision procedure are done in the operating
theatre under local or general anaesthesia and usually
do not require overnight stay in the hospital.
