PICC Line?!
Question: I have scars from the PICC lines i've had inserted.
Will the scars ever go away or am i stuck with them?
Answers: I have scars from the PICC lines i've had inserted.
Will the scars ever go away or am i stuck with them?
People scar in different ways. Some people get thick scars called keloids no matter how small the cut or nick. Others can be slashed with a meat hook and a year later you can barely make it out.
You don't say how old the sites are - this has a lot to do with the future of the scar.
If it is fairly new, don't pick at the site. If it is healed over apply Vit. E to the skin surface, or mix a capsule of Vit E with some aloe vera twice a day to the skin surface, or use the new anti-scar ointments (like mederma).
If has developed a thick keloid you should talk to a dermatologist about their professional recommendation to reduce the size of the scar.
I have a sister who gets keloids and she has had several reductions of scars over the years. Me? I had my hand caught in a table saw blade while it was running {fortunately, my hand was thrown up and over the blade instead of going downwards. I had 240 stitches to repair my thumb, palm and wrist. That was 10 years ago. All I have now are some fine white marks. Even the nerves regenerated.
So, you see... genetics play a part, and so does the type of incision.
Good luck.
Try using some Mederam on those scars
Hope your health is much improved!!
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Really it depends on your doc (and skin type, weird right).
A PICC that was put in properly should not scar. But docs and nurses who put them in "fish" style can leave a scar. The truth is though, no matter how perfectly they put them in, if your skin doesn't have the elasticity to recover from a puncture wound that large, it won't.
In a lot of cases though, skin can take up to a year to rebound so don't freak out yet.