Self-harm injury represents a challenging presentation in clinical practice, which is frequently associated with a socially stigmatising pattern of scars. Patients may present to a variety of healthcare professionals in the reconstructive as well as the aesthetic arena with a quest to ameliorate the appearance of scars by means of either surgical revision or resurfacing procedures.
This article aims to explore the literature pertinent to the topic and presents the basic tenets of holistic patient management.
Self-harm injury has been traditionally regarded as a presentation accompanying various mental disorders like psychosis, depression, post-traumatic stress, as well as personality disorders.1 The European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry classifies self-harm under impulsive, non-hidden, non-denied behavioural pattern for skin modifications.2 This impulsive behaviour consists of…
