What should I do if my child has a scar on his face?

Children's skin often comes into contact with some bacteria, which increases the chance of skin diseases. Some children will scratch their skin hard due to itching, which will cause serious cracks in the skin and even leave scars on the skin, especially facial scars. Such scars will seriously affect the baby's image. So let's see what to do if a child's face is scratched and has scars?

First, what should you do if your child’s face is scratched and has scars? Do not use cold water to clean the wound. Many parents are eager to clean their children's wounds as soon as possible, and may use cold water or wet a towel with cold water to clean their children's wounds. This is a wrong practice. Cold water contains a lot of bacteria, which can easily cause infection in the wound. The correct approach is to clean the wound with saline.

Second, do not use scar removal cream when the wound has not healed. Nowadays, various brands of scar removal creams have good effects and reputation, so many parents will buy them and apply them on their children’s scratched faces as soon as possible. Scar creams contain chemical substances, which may cause side effects if the wound has not healed. Therefore, you should wait until the wound has healed before using scar cream. And it is best to use the scar removal cream prescribed by the hospital.

Third, you can apply vitamin E externally to remove scars. Vitamin E can penetrate into the skin to play its moisturizing effect. At the same time, vitamin E can also maintain skin elasticity. Prick the vitamin E capsule with a needle, take out the liquid inside and apply it on the scar and gently massage for 5-10 minutes, twice a day. You will see better results if you persist.

What should you do if your child’s face is scratched and has scars? Do not let the wound come into contact with water before the wound scabs over. This is common sense. Wounds are afraid of water and have a high infection rate. Therefore, when washing your child, be careful to avoid contact of water with the child's wound. After the wound has scabbed over, be careful not to actively remove the scab. Actively removing it will cause it to grow and increase the chance of scarring. Generally, if the dermis is damaged, scars will be left, but if a layer of skin falls off, no scars will be left. After arriving at the hospital, most hospitals will not provide any treatment, but will only remind you not to get the wound wet or dirty. Light therapy can be used to promote healing.