Review
Advances in post-operative thyroid scar control
Feng Weihua, He Wanyue, Tang Zhongyi, Hu Zhiwei, Li Wangge, Fang Mingyang, Liu Peiqiang, Guo Lei
Published 2023-08-25
Cite as Chin J Endocr Surg, 2023, 17(4): 504-507. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn.115807-20221212-00369
Abstract
Postoperative thyroid scar not only causes itching, pain, and pulling, but also seriously affects the patient’s aesthetics, so it is important to study the prevention and treatment of postoperative thyroid scar. In the past 20 years, clinicians have made many innovative researches to alleviate postoperative thyroid scar growth, and the following progresses have been made: firstly, thyroid surgery methods and surgical accesses have been improved to a certain extent, resulting in more concealed and less traumatic accesses; secondly, the use of lasers and silicone and other drugs has significantly improved the scar treatment effect; thirdly, the concept of "cosmetic" is gradually gaining popularity, and related technical means are used throughout the treatment of postoperative scarring of the thyroid gland, and multiple treatment modalities are used "early" and "in combination" to "prevent" scar growth after surgery. The use of multiple treatment modalities to prevent scar growth in the early postoperative period has achieved twice the result with half the effort.
Key words:
Thyroid surgery; Scar; Lasers; Silicone
Contributor Information
Feng Weihua
Department of Burn and Esthetic Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
He Wanyue
Department of Burn and Esthetic Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
Tang Zhongyi
Department of Burn and Esthetic Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
Hu Zhiwei
Department of Burn and Esthetic Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
Li Wangge
Department of Burn and Esthetic Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
Fang Mingyang
Department of Burn and Esthetic Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
Liu Peiqiang
Department of Burn and Esthetic Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
Guo Lei
Department of Burn and Esthetic Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China