Type of scars

Dental diagram or chart

The most convenient way of identifying a person by means of the teeth is the use of ?

Excision

It involves an injection of a local anesthetic to numb the area after which the tattoo is removed surgically the edges are then brought together and sutured

Dermabrasion

A small portion of the tattoo is sprayed with a solution that freezes the are. The tattoo is then sanded with rotary abrasive instrument causing the skin to peel

Laser

Pulse of light from the laser is directed into the tattoo breaking up the tattoo pigment. One of the best methods of tattoo removal

Salabrasion

A centuries old procedure using local anesthetic applied around the tattoo are after which a solution of ordinary tap water dipped in table salt is applied and an abrading apparatus such as the one used in dermabrasion

Scar

They are composed of fibrous tissues which take the place of the original tissues which have been injured or destroyed. They are devoid of specialized tissues so they not contain pigment layers, sweat or sebaceous gland

Tribal mark

A common practice of some tribes in Africa is to place some marks on the exposed parts of the body

Burn and scalds

Scars are large, irregular in shape and may be keloid

Tuberculous sinus

Irregular in shape, furrowed, with edges hardened and uneven

Gumma

Depressed scar following loss tissue

Venesection

Located at bend of elbow , dorsum of feet or at the temporal region

Lupus

Bluish white scar