Why burn scars itch and how to find relief
Why burn scars itch and how to find relief As many as 90 percent of burn patients report itching after their injuries, according to data cited by the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors . Itching usually subsides over time, but more than 40 percent of one study’s participants reported long-term itching after their initial burn. Chronic itching on a burn wound is annoying and can be tough to control. But there are treatment methods that have helped relieve our patients’ symptoms at the Burn Center. Let’s discuss why burn wounds itch, available treatments and what our researchers are doing to relieve post-burn itching for future burn patients. What causes burn scars to itch? Itching is known medically as pruritus. Itching often is caused by a substance called histamine. Histamine is a key part of the body’s...