Ayurveda Treatment for Scars

Ayurveda Treatment for Scars works internally by purifying the blood and externally by nourishing the skin. Scars can happen anywhere in the body regardless of age or gender. Other than complications, the cosmetic issue it is causing can be intimidating especially in youngsters. In reality, scars are a natural part of the body’s healing process. A scar is manifested as a result of the biological process of wound healing and repair in the skin and the surrounding tissues. Most wounds, except for very minor ones, result in some degree of scarring. Scars can occur from any bad event like accidents, diseases, or any skin condition such as acne, or unavoidable treatment options like surgeries. Some scars can be managed by therapies to an extent but most of them are incurable. Covering or hiding them can help in the presentation.

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Signs and Symptoms of Scars

Scars come in many shapes and sizes.

Cicatrix – It starts as a scar, pink to reddish and slightly raised. It can be itchy or painful too. As the healing continues, the scar flattens and changes in colour. In time, many flat scars are nearly the same colour as the skin. A flat scar may also be paler or slightly darker than the surrounding skin.

Hypertrophic scar-This scar rises above the surface of the skin.

Atrophic scar- below the surface of skin or depressed.

Keloid- This scar rises above the surface of the skin. Not like other raised scars, keloids can spread into an area much larger than the wound that caused the scar.

Causes of Scars

A scar forms when the body heals an injury like burns, cuts, etc.

Some skin conditions like Epidermolysis bullosa and hidradenitis suppurativa can also cause scars.

Murivenna Ayurvedic Oil – apply this oil to recover fresh and old wounds.

Pathophysiology of Scars

Scarring is a natural part of the healing process after an injury. Its appearance and development depend on many factors. When the deeper layers of skin are injured, cells make collagen to repair the wound. Because the body makes this collagen quickly, it’s thicker and less flexible than the rest of the skin. The thicker, less flexible tissue is a scar.

Diagnosis of Scars

Visually diagnosed by a physical examination

Treatments of Scars

Silicone gel (sheet or ointment)
Polyurethane dressing
Laser treatment
Corticosteroid injections
Cryosurgery
Radiation

Prognosis of Scars

The scar will never completely go away. But some measures can help reduce its size and change its appearance.

Complications of Scars

Infektionen

Emotional Stress

Ayurvedic Concept of Scars

Removing scars comes under the name Vaikrutaapaham described in Ayurveda while explaining the post-operative management. It explains the possibilities to manage a scar after a surgical procedure.

Ayurvedic Nidana of Scars

Kshata – injury (can be accidental or due to any disease like kushtha or induced as part of surgery etc.)

Ayurvedic Purvaaroopa of Scars

Not mentioned separately

Ayurvedic Samprapti of Scars

When the Vaata & Pitta gets vitiated on the site of injury, the skin wounded gets abnormal discolouration & inflammation. Kapha causes swelling and hardness. After the injury, a scar is formed due to all three doshas get stuck & vitiated at the site causing discolouration & thickened skin.

Ayurvedic Lakshana of Scars

Verfärbung der Haut

Raised skin/thickened skin areas with well-defined or poor defined margins

Ayurvedic Divisions of Scars

Nicht erwähnt

Ayurvedic Prognosis of Scars

Kricchrasadhya or Yaapya

Ayurvedic Treatment (Chikithsa) for Scars

Tissue repair and wound healing are very important sections in Shallyatantra in Ayurveda. Details are in Sushruta Samhita where Varana and vranaropana(wound and its management) are elaborated with sixty treatment modalities of wound care & wound healing. This is called shashtirupakrama(60 fold treatments) for stepwise instructions on therapies for wound healing.

Vaikrutapaham(getting rid of ugliness/abnormality) is the last stage explained, regarding the management of scars with or without discolouration. It can be done by various methods namely,

Krishnakarma – blackening of a white cicatrix by medicines like bhallataka, gomootra etc.

Pandukarma – bringing back the normal skin colour to a dark/black scar by using specially prepared medicines with rohiniphala, goat’s milk, kapittha fruit, goat’s urine, kasisa, rasanjana, arjuna etc

Pratisarana -rubbing the area with powder made from the shell of hen’s egg, kataka, madhuka, pearl oyster etc mixed with cow’s urine.

Romasanjanana – producing hair by using medicines with burnt ash of ivory, rasanjana etc.

Lomaapaharana/Lomapaatana – removal of hair using medicines like conch shell, haritaala etc.

Samana

Swedanam
Lepanam with Rookshana dravyas
Varnyalepas
Parisheka with varnyakashayas
Abhyanga with varnya oils

Sodhana

Virechana

Commonly used Ayurvedic Medicines for Scars

Drakshadi kashayam
Shonithamrutham Kashayam
Saribadyasavam
Nimbasavam
Eladi choornam
Manjishthadi choornam/kashayam
Kumkumadi tailam
Chirattai Tailam

Verfügbare Marken

AVS Kottakal
AVP Coimbatore
SNA oushadhasala
Vaidyaratnam oushadhasala

Hausmittel for Scars

Apple cider vinegar
Aloe vera
Tea tree oil
Kurkuma
Milk
Honig
Extra virgin coconut oil

Diät for Scars

To be Avoided

Schwere Mahlzeiten und schwer verdauliche Lebensmittel - verursachen Verdauungsstörungen.
Junk Food - stört die Verdauung und verringert die Bioverfügbarkeit des Medikaments
Kohlensäurehaltige Getränke - erhöhen den Säuregehalt des Magens und stören die Verdauung
Gekühlte und gefrorene Lebensmittel - verursachen eine schwache und träge Verdauung durch Schwächung von Agni (Verdauungsfeuer)
Milk and milk products – increase kapha, obstruct channels and obesity
Quark - verursacht Vidaaha und damit viele andere Krankheiten

To be Added

Leichte Mahlzeiten und leicht verdauliche Lebensmittel
Grüne Kichererbsen, Suppen, frisches Obst und Gemüse
Frisch gekochte und warme Speisen, verarbeitet mit Kreuzkümmel, Ingwer, schwarzem Pfeffer, Ajwain usw.

Verhalten

Schützen Sie sich vor extremen Klimaveränderungen.
Vermeiden Sie übermäßige Sonneneinstrahlung, Wind, Regen oder Staub.
Halten Sie einen regelmäßigen Essens- und Schlafplan ein.
Vermeiden Sie es, Triebe wie Urin, Stuhlgang, Husten, Niesen usw. zurückzuhalten oder zu erzwingen.
Avoid a sedentary lifestyle. Be active

Yoga for Scars

Regelmäßige Dehnübungen und leichte Kardioübungen werden empfohlen. Außerdem wird spezifisches Yogacharya einschließlich Naadisuddhi Pranayama, Bhujangaasana, Pavanamuktasana empfohlen.

Regular exercise helps improve the bioavailability of the medicine and food ingested and leads to positive health.

Yoga kann die Harmonie im Körper und mit dem umgebenden System aufrechterhalten.

Pavanamuktasana
Nadisudhi Pranayama
Bhujangasana
Einfache Übungen für die Gesundheit von Lunge und Herz

Alle Übungen und körperlichen Anstrengungen dürfen nur unter der Aufsicht eines medizinischen Experten durchgeführt werden.

Research Articles on Scars

PMID: 30793408

The study was done to evaluate the long‐term patient‐reported quality of burn scars. Adults with a burn centre admission of ≥1 day between August 2011 and September 2012 were invited to complete a questionnaire on long‐term consequences of burns. The vast majority reported at least minor differences with normal skin (POSAS item score ≥2) on one or more scar characteristics and 78.9% of the patients’ overall opinion was that their scar deviated from normal skin. Patients with severe burns had higher POSAS scores, representing worse scar quality than patients with mild/intermediate burns, except for colour, which was high in both groups. A longer hospital stay predicted reduced scar quality in multivariate analyses. In addition, the female gender was also associated with a poorer overall opinion of the scar. In conclusion, this study provides new insights into long‐term scar quality. Scars differed from normal skin in a large part of the burn population more than 5 years after burns, especially in those with severe burns.