SCAR MANAGEMENT IN ANCIENT AND MODERN SCIENCE (VAIKRUTAPAHAM/COSMETOLOGY)

Abstract

Everyone in this world has desire to Attain at most Good outlook / Beauty, by their physical appliance at first look. Nobody wants to keep the dirty scar, or marks which are caused by Acne, Injury, Surgical procedures, Burns even Birthmarks on face or in body parts. To achieve this in the field of cosemetology, different treatment modalities like-use of Cortico-steroid injections/ Laser treatment/Subcison/ Hair removal/ Hair growth/ Elevation of skin techniques are practicing effectively today, but these are usually costly and out of reach to common man. The concept of scar (Vrana vastu) and its cosmetological issue is present in the concept of Vrana (ulcers) and treatment as vaikrutapaham (to restore normalcy to scar) is explained in the context of Saptopakrama (seven measures). It includes series of treatments like Utsadana (procedure for elevating/encouraging granulation tissue formation), Avasadana (procedures for depressing/granulation tissue removal), Romasanjan (encouraging growth of hair), Romaharana (depilation) etc is elaborated according to the different types of Scar in Sushruta Samhita and this is natural, cost effective and devoid of side effects. The concept of cosmetology seems to be modern mean while basic principles behind that are depends on concept of Vaikrutapaham. Vaikrutapaham vs Cosmetology: The concept of vaikrutapaham is already well established in ancient science, but it has not gain any popularity in these days, because of lack of aware-ness, unavilability of drugs (like burnt ivory powder) and fast acceptance of cosmetology. By considering uniquness, cost effective, result oriented, devoid of side effects of vaikrutapaham, it is obligatory to usher all the treatment modalities of vaikrutapaham (as romasanjanan is significantly effective in hair loss (50.83%) and patches (72.97%)1) in the field of medical science..