Preventing Scar Formation Post Snatch Theft Fall Scar

Deep macerated scar following a fall onto bitumen road. Sustained deep abrasion and ugly contaminated gash near the left corner of eye and cheek.

2 weeks after injury

This the image of the abrasion wound three week after debridement and wound toilet  to remove pebble and dirt under local anaesthetic infiltration. Severe post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
is becoming apparent. Deep linear gash wound is apparent at the corner of her left eye just lateral to the malar mound.

2 months after treatment started

Two months after treatment. Most of the hyperpigmentation has receded but what is still left are
the gashes which has became more shallow and had re-epithelised leaving some underlying deep hyperpigmentation.

5 May 2013 :  2 months after starting treatment

Close -up of the hyperpigmented scars forming.


And after biweekly treatment for three months, the hyperpigmentation and scars have much subsided. Possibility of hypertrophied scars and keloids have been avoided.

1 September 2013:- close-up of wound 5 months after starting treatment

Treatment still continuing