What causes redness during wound healing?

Many friends will experience redness in their wounds during wound healing. What causes this? The main reasons are as follows:

1. Wound dehiscence

is mainly related to wound suture problems and external force. At the same time, other factors such as wound infection may also cause wound dehiscence. Wounds should be treated in time for different reasons.

Solution:

It is recommended to use wound tension-reducing dressings and silicone gel foam dressings for improvement. They can help reduce wound tension avoid external contamination, and provide a suitable healing environment for wound healing.

2. The wound will become red after the blood knot

falls off. Depending on the specific reasons for the local redness, different clinical treatment methods are adopted. 

3. Hyperplasia:

Generally, the symptoms of hyperplasia of scars are obvious. It manifests as redness above the skin, hard texture, obvious itching or pain, and some may even pull the skin, causing local contracture. Pay attention to the changes in the wound.

Solution:

Slight redness:

1. Cold compress: You can use an ice pack or cold towel to apply to the scar for 15-20 minutes each time, 2-3 times a day.

2. Use topical ointments as directed by your doctor and proactively begin anti-scar care.

3. Use silicone gel scar dressing: The main scar reduction mechanism used is that the high-purity medical silicone component inhibits the proliferation of fibroblasts and capillaries, thereby preventing the fading of scar color. Reduces redness by reducing blood flow to the scar.

4. Trauma inflammation

Wound inflammation is considered to be related to the following situations. For example, when the wound is injured, the wound is not cleaned in time, and the necrotic tissue is not completely removed during debridement, which leads to inflammation and infection of the wound, and the wound will appear red, swollen, and painful. In addition, it cannot be ruled out that the surgical tools are not cleaned thoroughly, and contaminating the wound can also cause wound inflammation. It may also be related to your own condition, such as diabetes, and poor wound healing can also lead to inflammation.

Solution: Silver-containing dressings can be used, and silver dressings can be used with other dressings to reduce bacterial load, inhibit exudate, and optimize the appearance of wound granulation tissue.

5. Infection

Wound infection depends on the balance of pathogenic microorganisms, wound environment, and host immune function. When the wound environment is suitable for microbial invasion and the body's immune function is reduced, the risk of wound infection increases.

A precursor to capillary hyperplasia.

6. Dermal defect

Damage to the dermal layer of the skin may be caused by trauma to the skin or by diseases such as eczema and measles. If the patient's skin suffers trauma, resulting in damage to the dermal layer of the skin, accompanied by local redness, and the condition is relatively mild, it can generally be recovered.

7. Capillary

scars. Congested and red capillaries may also be caused by infection. The wound area may be red, hot, and painful. It is recommended to seek medical treatment promptly and use anti-infective drugs as directed by the doctor. You should avoid exposing scars to water and strenuous exercise to prevent aggravation of infection.

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Editor: kiki Jia

Date: February 8, 2023