Scars and healing: How to care for your incision - 10/2022

If this is an emergency call 911.

Scars and healing: How to care for your incision

PDFs

Click on your preferred language below to access/print your document

Abstract

This handout explains incision scars and how to help them heal. It includes sections on massage, sun exposure, nutrition, hypertrophic scars and keloids, and using silicone sheets to help scar tissue form.

Author

Reconstructive Surgery

Publisher

University of Washington Medical Center

Date Published (original date)

2011

Revision Date

10/2022

Print Abstract

General Subject

Patient Care Procedures & Instructions

Skin and Connective Tissues Disorders

Surgery

Specific Subject/Keyword

Postoperative Care

Postoperative Teaching

Self-care

Skin

Languages

English

Record ID

3851