Advasil® Conform in keloid reduction following a hot oil burn

Advasil® Conform in keloid reduction following a hot oil burn

Val Smith-Orr - RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Burns and Plastic Surgery

This teenage patient used toothpaste as first aid (August 2013) which caused major infection.

 

Infection leads to longer healing time and more scar tissue. In addition, this patient has a non-caucasian skin type, thus more prone to keloid formation.

 

Keloid scars forming. The use of pressure garments 24/7 was critical.

 

Advasil Conform commenced

 

After 1 month

Started using Advasil® Conform in addition to pressure
garments in January 2014. A noticeable improvement was
visible after one month of continuous use.

 

After three months continuous use of
Advasil® Conform.

 

After five months continuous use of
Advasil® Conform.