Dear Doctor!I am Nabin Awal from Nepal. I would to ask a question. I have few scar on my chest. I want go in UAE for work there. But having chest problem, medical should be unfit. Can I do something to hide my chest scar? Your answer may make my life better. Hop for better answer.Nabin AwalNepal
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. Any lung insult whether tuberculosis, pneumonia or Pulmonary contusions heal by following mechanism 1. Fibrosis 2. Calcification 3. Bronchiectasis 4. Rarely complete resolution. Fibrosis and calcification are common and appear as scar lesion on chest x-ray. These lesions will remain as it is throughout the life. So for visa purpose, we need to prove that it is old, healed, inactive lesions. So better to consult pulmonologist and get done CT thorax and bronchoscopy with BAD (bronchoalveolar lavage) analysis. If both are negative for active infectious disease like tuberculosis than you can argue with visa authority about not having active, infectious disease and lesions on x-ray are old, inactive lesions. So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these. Hope I have solved your query. Wish you good health. Thanks.