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If you have hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), you will have flare-ups on occasion. We won’t sugarcoat it: there are numerous methods for gaining control of your HS, but it can be stubborn and persistent at times. Scars may emerge as a result of the condition improving. According to study, HS can also leave emotional scars ranging from depression to a lack of self-confidence. Check out these expert tips for avoiding, minimising, and correcting HS scars.

Discover the Causes of HS Scars

Scars can form as a result of skin injury. Ironically, HS lesions aren’t technically injuries, at least not in the way we usually think of them. There is no external force causing the injury. “The intense inflammatory environment that leads to acne- or boil-like papules and nodules causes significant injury to the skin,” explains Dr. Adil Moulanchikkal, Lead Ayurveda Specialist at EliteAyurveda Clinics. And the inflammation persists even after the lesion has been opened and drained. This makes healing difficult and results in visible scars.

Determine Your Personality Type

According to Dr. Adil Moulanchikkal, Lead Ayurveda Specialist at EliteAyurveda Clinics, HS scars can vary in appearance from person to person, and the sort you’ll obtain often relies on how serious or severe your ailment is. He classifies them as hyperpigmented (dark), hypopigmented (lighter), atrophic (indented), hypertrophic (thick and raised), erythematous (pink or red), or tract-like. Scar tissue forms around the latter’s tracts (pus-filled tunnels beneath the skin), causing the skin above the surface to retract and bunch.

Take a Look at Your HS

Controlling the inflammation that led to HS in the first place is crucial for scar prevention. “We need to catch these patients early and reduce chronic inflammation to prevent deforming, disabling, and sometimes movement-restricting scars,” explains Dr. Adil. Some people may go years without receiving a diagnosis. “Unacceptable,” he says. HS treatments include antibacterial cleaners, oral or injectable medications, and even lifestyle changes like as exercise, diet changes, and quitting smoking. In addition, laser hair removal, as opposed to shaving, waxing, and plucking, can help minimise HS-inducing irritation.

Rubbing Existing Scars

According to Dr. Adil, after a scar has already formed, a simple massage using an ointment such as petroleum jelly to reduce friction on the skin—read on for treatments that can erase scars—can minimise the appearance and height of elevated scars. Apply circular motions to the scar twice a day for no more than five minutes. Avoid direct touch if your scar is still healing or scabbed over. (You can massage around the wound and then directly on it once it’s fully formed). According to experts, massage therapy is most effective during the first two years of scar formation.

Dress appropriately.

Thick and raised hypertrophic scars are more than just obvious skin marks. They, like pins and needles, can be unpleasant and even painful. “Compression therapy silicone-based gels or sheets have been shown to decrease scar size, volume, pain, itching, and redness,” notes Dr. Adil. Applying pressure to the scar and controlling moisture loss modify the signals that stimulate inflammation. You can also use hydrophilic foam or alginate dressings to apply pressure while keeping the scar moist.

Take it easy.

Topical therapy including lightening and brightening agents may lighten and brighten the colour of dark, pigmented HS scars, making them less visible. The use of ayurvedic herbs for skin whitening, such as licorice, can aid. Continued usage of this herb aids in the removal of imperfections, the reduction of dark spots, and the protection against UV rays. Combine it with cucumber and turmeric, and you’re ready to go. Please bear in mind that these are not instant fixes. After three months of consistent use, you may notice results.

Retexturing with Microneedling

Although the in-office treatment has not been specifically studied for HS, it has been shown to help improve scar appearance. Dr. Adil claims that a roller device with thin needles induces microscopic punctures in the skin, encouraging the creation of new collagen. You might be able to try it at home with a microneedling roller. “They’re low-tech and inexpensive, and studies do show that they may help scars fade over time,” he explains. “They wouldn’t help with deeper tunnel scars, but they might for flatter scars.”

Our Prognosis –

Scar development and the progression of HS disease stages can be totally avoided and treated with Ayurvedic root cause therapy. The goal of hidradenitis suppurativa Treatment in Ayurveda is to restore the body’s natural balance by detoxifying it using effective herbal remedies. 

Hydradenitis suppurativa is a cause of Kapha and Pitta dosha, according to Ayurveda. When the digestive fire (Agni), or Pitta, is out of equilibrium, the Kapha Dosha becomes vitiated, causing metabolism to slow down. Because of the disturbance of fat molecules, they begin to accumulate in muscles and obstruct physiological passages, resulting in painful, swelling sores in the groin, buttocks, thighs, and armpits.

Elite Ayurveda’s treatment for Hidradenitis Suppurativa includes balancing the Kapha and Pitta doshas as well as restoring metabolism harmony. Body detoxification, internal medications to balance doshas, and exterior applications to repair wounds are all part of the treatment.

The treatment consists of herbal mixtures generated based on individual Prakruti and Vikruti analyses. To learn more, please visit our website.

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Dr. Adil Moulanchikkal, Lead Ayurveda Specialist at EliteAyurveda Clinics, reviewed the medical records. With over 15 years of experience in Neurological, Skin, and Autoimmune Disease treatment.

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