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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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Infectious Diseases |
Scars from Chicken Pox05/28/1999 |
I`m 42 and just had a case of Chicken Pox. It started about a week ago. Some scabs on my face came off this morning when I washed with soap and water in the shower. Will this cause scaring?
Scars from chicken pox are not unusual, especially when the disease occurs in adults. I would suggest avoiding sun exposure of the healing lesions (and use sunblock), as this can cause damage to the new, healing skin. You may also wish to see a dermatologist to see if there are other ways to reduce the chances of scarring in your case.
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Kenneth Skahan, MD Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases Division of Infectious Diseases Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine University of Cincinnati |
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