Will wearing elastic sleeves affect my child's development after burns?

Patient: The baby was scalded by boiling water when he was 10 months old. The back of his feet was the most serious and deep second. It had to be skin grafted. Now the right foot is attached with Scar Clinic Corini scar every day, and then with elastic sleeve. I want to know the impact of elastic sleeve. Is the child’s development? Is it possible to wear elastic sleeves after skin grafting? The doctor here asks us to wear them for more than 23 hours a day. Is it really necessary? Is there any good way to relieve itching?


Director of the Department of Burn Plastic Surgery, People’s Hospital: Wearing elastic sleeves will not affect the development of children. Prevention and treatment of scar hyperplasia after burns. The most common scar hyperplasia problem in burn surgery is a headache for doctors and patients. Fibrous scar hyperplasia is the current total A problem that needs to be solved urgently in the world of burns. Excessive scar hyperplasia can lead to joint stiffness, loss of motor function, limited mobility, ugly appearance, etc. If the scars that have been formed are treated, there is currently no very effective and thorough solution. Therefore, it is very important to actively prevent and relieve the proliferation of scars. Under normal circumstances, after the patient has undergone skin graft surgery, the fresh wound is gradually healed. At this time, the fibrous scar tissue begins to grow. At this time, the doctor will require the patient to wear a medical rehabilitation elastic sleeve with appropriate pressure, good permeability, softness and comfort. It can minimize the excessive and rapid growth of fibrous tissue and keep the freshly healed wound flat. Depending on the area of the wound and the degree of hyperplasia of the patient, it takes more than 6 months or even several years to wear the medical rehabilitation elastic sleeve.

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