European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Telltale scars. Continued from Page 15. Cosmetically undesirable scars after a deeply scraped knee or Elbow. If the scrape bleeds a Scab  form to cover the wound. But when the Scab Falls off the scar beneath it typically forms a depression and May remain indented indefinitely a lets Start with the easy ones first. The trick to avoiding indented scars is to prevent stabbing this can be done by covering the cleaned wound with a nonstick or other Semi permeable Bandage that  wound warm and moist but allows air to penetrate. Ordinary surgical scars can sometimes be removed by a popular technique called dermabrasion often used to minimize acne scars. Or. Bruce e. Katz and colleagues in the department of dermatology at Columbia University a. College of physicians and surgeons in new York recently reported Good results from scar abrasion As they Call in. In a study of 48 patients half the scars treated at eight weeks after injury disappeared. Scar abrasion which can be an outpatient procedure involves numbing the area with an aesthetic Spray. Abrading the scar applying an Antibiotic ointment and a keeping it. Covered with Gauze for about one week. Hypertrophic scars Are More challenging. Surgical. A remedies often leave a worse scar although there has. Been some Success with skin grafts which have More stretch than the scar tissue. A a. A a Quot a More recently or Thomas a. Mustoe a plastic w t surgeon at Washington University. School of Medicine in studies with Monafo and their colleagues tested a a a treatment for hypertrophic scars that is moderately to greatly effective in two thirds of patients. \ a a a / a the  Best with scars that Are a few. Months old but even when the scars Are 1 year to 4. Years old . Louis Feam has reported beneficial. Results  patients. Quot. The treatment involves placing a Sheet of silicone gel Over the scarred area for 12 or More hours a Day for several months. The area can be hidden by clothing the gel is Best left in place All Day except for brie daily a cleaning in patients who Are helped the raised scar become flatter lighter and More flexible. Studies thus far indicate that the improvements last at least six months. A few patients successfully treated several years ago have thus far retained the improvements Mustoe said. A he added that Quot you can Tell within a month if the. Treatment is working a a thus sparing patients who would not be helped the months of treatment. A. A. Since the initial reports from the St. Louis team there. Have been four other reports of Success with the. Therapy from surgeons in other countries and Many physicians in Burn centers in the United states have . Approach Mustoe said. A self adhering gel for Large areas is now under development. The most difficult scars to treat Are keloid. While there have been a Host of efforts including the use of lasers to remove keloid recurrences Are extremely common. Patients who know1 they form keloid scars and Are anticipating surgery should Tell the surgeon in Advance. Treatment with antibiotics  either applied to the surface or injected into the scar As it forms can often inhibit keloid formation reduce pain and even. Cause a keloid to shrink said or. Ted Rosen a  at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Some patients Are helped by repeated freezing of the scar with liquid nitrogen followed by corticosteroid injections. -. When All else fails and a keloid is disfiguring or debilitating surgical removal May be attempted followed a by periodic corticosteroid  the wound heals. Rabies questions and answers by the Hartford courant m ?. A a a t v few Milf rabies is a deadly disease caused by a saw virus that attacks the nervous system a t we a a what animals can get rabies a a a rabies is most often seen among wild animals such As Bals racoons skunks and foxes. Cats dogs and o livestock also  rabies. If they do not. Have inoculations to protect them. A a. �-.�. A a a. O some animals almost never gel rabies rabbits to. Squirrels chipmunks opossums rats mice Guinea pigs gerbils hamsters and muskrats. Others never get rabies Birds snakes Lish turtles Lizard s and insects.  she signs of rabies in an animal w. A readers action Lin Price discrepancy at cafes q went to the main Exchange to Purchase a cosmetic. The Price marked on it was $2 70. When i went to pay for it the scanner rang it  $2.85. The. Supervisor clerk waiting on me said the Price was $2.85 a and i could Lake in or leave it. / a a. A a a a a a a a four Days later i was in the shop Pette Woodland. Of buying hot dog buns. The Price marked on the package a a was 80 cents when i got to the counter to pay Lor it the clerk told me the pee was 88 cents no scanner. They had been marked wrong that morning it a it is now 6 45  my question is Why oven Mark the items since it is. Seldom the Price we pay this has happened to Many of my friends also. What exactly is your policy when there Are two different prices a Elise Stolte Augsburg Germany master sgt. Dayton p. Strickland customer relations he gaffes Europe replies. You should have been charged the Price listed on the a shelf Label and we apologize Tor the error. A a a in the event of any discrepancy Between the scanner. The first sign of rabies is usually a change in the animals behaviour. The animal May lose its fear of people and become unnaturally Friendly. Or it May become very hostile and snap at everybody and everything the animal usually Dies within a few Days to a few weeks after showing signs of rabies. A a v. A a. A How do people get rabies a o people usually Are exposed to the rabies virus when an. Infected animal bites them the virus lives in the animal s saliva. It o to. To. People also May be exposed by being scratched by an a infected animal or getting an infected animal s saliva into a Cut or open wound or in the eyes nose or Mouth. 0 a picking up garbage from a can  an infected animal is not Likely to be dangerous drying and sunlight generally kill the saliva borne virus. A a a a. A a Price and the shelf Price we usually charge the  shelf Label. In those cases when there is a. Tremendous Price difference Between the two the. A a manager on duty decides what Price to charge keeping customer service and satisfaction in mind. A a i. A a. It. A a. .�.,�?� 1. A Why no a free vacation for Safe members my wifi called arc Berchtesgaden in april la. A make reservations for our family for the 4th of july weekend. She was Tolof there wore no rooms available t since the army reserved All the  the rest of the year so they could give out free vacations to their troops for doing their duty for  storm. In a with the air Force Here in Europe and feel this is. Unfair because Safe is being left out in the cold. If i m not mistaken Safe and Usa eur were both involved in  storm but you a never know it by the. Way Safe personnel Are treated. A. Sgt. Daniel w. Allen Pitburg a Germany protecting a against rabies by the Hartford courant a be sure family dogs and. Cats have had rabies shots. A keep pets indoors at night. A if they Are outside during the. Day. They should be on a Leash. Or in an enclosed space. A if your pet has. Been in a fight Wear gloves to touch it. Call the pet s doctor right away. A do not touch or pick up a a. Wid animals no matter How. Friendly they seem. Do not try to get them to eat from your hand a a a Tel children not to pick up or touch wild animals or play Quot a with pets they do not know Well. A a a avoid making your Yard or Home inviting to animals. Feed pets inside. A a a a a a a a. A keep garbage cans tightly. Closed. Cap chimneys,.a a. Favorite Racoon Den with a a screens. Close off openings in attics basements and  a if you see a  other animal acting strangely report it. Quot to if an Anir Nal bites you a v a especially a Racoon dog cat of Bat follow these Steps a try to catch the animal if you can do it without being a. A. Bitten again. A. A a a if the animal is a pet get. The. Owner s name the animals rabies shot record can be a checked. A a a a. A a w Quot a if you. Need help catching. The animal Call the local police a or the local health department. A -. A get to a doctor. A a immediately to get treatment to protect you from coming Down  Quot a a a the treatment is highly.  but Only if started within a week of exposure to the. Rabies virus a a ? a vacations at Berchtesgaden was discussed at the senior officer level. However Safe faced a set of problems different from those faced by Usa eur. A any program involving Safe families would have to -. A include those stationed in the seven countries hosting. Safe. Units participating in  desert storm and proven Force. Moving families from Distant duty locations to Berchtesgaden  which we. Could  a t a  a Quot a a we re Happy army families living in Germany weren t faced with  problem. A a a t the Safe commander is extremely proud of the contributions his personnel made during . A a and desert storm  currently making at provide Comfort. A it. Col Harold j. Smarkola or. Chief Media relations division Safe replies. The Opportunity for Safe to participate in the Quot free to write us Rea terse action Une is the readers Quot court of last a resort striving to answer some of the questions. About life overseas in a uni hoary environment or a questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you a have a question and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars in of stripes Apo 09211-4211 a letters must be. Signed and preference will be Given to those. A a seeking it a forme Ion of general interest to our a readers.  a to a o Page 16 a the stars and stripes tuesday june 18, 1991