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In the course of life, an average of 30 scars develops in humans. Patient, with severe acne and stretch marks will even have many more scars.
Scars may lead to an impairment of the body and the soul.
The Scar Center Dubai is a national and international reference center for comprehensive Scar management, the first in Dubai and the UAE and one of the few in the world.
Holistic Approach : Scar Center Dubai is a multidisciplinary and multi-professional form of cooperation for the treatment of patients with any kind of scar problems.
Board-certified, world famous doctors : Saudi German Hospital Dubai has brought together the best talents in the healthcare industry to provide you with superior and world class medical services
“All under one roof” : Saudi German Hospital Group is proud to offer all necessary diagnostic and treatment options in Dubai.
Saudi German Health Dubai has brought together the best talents in healthcare industry to provide you with superior world class Scar Care.
(Scar prevention/suppression/correction)
(Scar Covering)
There is no scarless healing: The scar is the end point of wound healing (cicatrisation).
Wound healing is a repair process, not a tissue regeneration, as the original tissue is always replaced by uniform fiber tissue – the scar.
Wound healing takes place in 4 different phases:
Scar Formation: From a clinical point of view, the 4 phases of wound healing are divided into 2 phases of scar formation:
There a multiple different scar types: They can reach above the skin level (hypertrophic scars) or lies below the skin level (atrophic scars). Scars can have different shapes (linear of flat) and different color compared to the surroundings, i.e. they can be darker or lighter.
Body & Soul: Tissue damage not only leads to an externally more or less visible scar (Body Scar) with functional, medical and/or aesthetic impaiments, but often also to an internal psychological trauma (Soul Scar).
A detailed initial consultation with Dermatology or Plastic Surgery forms the basis for successful individual treatment.
Depending on the findings of the initial examination other specialists are consulted such as:
1) Avoidance
The best scar is no scar. Through the development of new (minimally invasive) surgical techniques (e.g. endoscopic surgical techniques), longs scar are no longer needed in many cases. Laproscopic Unit.
2) Prevention/Suppression
If a scar cannot be avoided, it should be as less noticible as possible: Golden CET rules (“Dermatological Secrets”)
a. Consult before scar (stretch mark consultation at 2 trimester)
b. Evaluation before scar (early systemic acne treatment)
c. Treatment before scar (scar suppression after surgery/injury
3) Correction
If a scar is established, there are multiple treatment options to improve it. Very often several treatment option are used in combination. The choice of treatment option(s) is determined by the type of scar.
4) Coverage
Some scars can no longer be improved by any conservative and surgical measures (e.g. pigment changes). Appropriate scar cover can make these scars appear less noticeable