Seattle Scar Removal doctors

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon
1135 116th Ave. NE Suite 630, Bellevue
48 answers
Philip Young, MD Philip Young, MD
Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon
1810 116th Ave. NE Suite 102, Bellevue
23 answers
Anifat Balogun, MD Anifat Balogun, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
1551 NW 54th Street Ste 101, Seattle
16 answers
James M. Ridgway, MD James M. Ridgway, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
600 Broadway Suite 280, Seattle
10 answers
Richard Baxter, MD Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon
6100 219th St SW Ste 290, Mountlake Terrace
4 answers
Laurie Jacobson, MD Laurie Jacobson, MD
Seattle Dermatologist
11011 Meridian Ave North 102, Seattle
2 answers
Lisa L. Sowder, MD Lisa L. Sowder, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon
Suite 1650 901 Boren Avenue, Seattle
2 answers
Stella Desyatnikova, MD Stella Desyatnikova, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
509 Olive Way Suite 1430, Seattle
2 answers

Recent Answers

Is Repair of Diastasis Recti Possible During Scar Revision? (photo)

Hi I am 6 weeks post-op from a full tummy tuck & want my PS to do a scar revision on me at the 6-12 month mark as my scar is very high ( he doesn't seem very willing to do it). He also did not do repair on my diastasis recti and I have a 3 finger separation. ( I have very good skin skin with no stretch marks from pregnancy) if I can convince him to do the scar revision would I be able to have my muscles tightened/ sewn together at same time? Would my skin need to be peeled back to ribcage again?

A: Is Repair of Diastasis Recti Possible During Scar Revision?

Your scar does appear high.  I see this not infrequently.  Some plastic surgeons will  raise the position of the scar so that they can get rid of the old belly button hole. In someone with enough loose skin above the belly button, the old belly button hole (from the release of the BB from the surrounding skin) will move down far enough to remove it with all of the excess skin.  If the skin above the BB is not that loose, then it will not advance this much.  I leave the long tummy tuck scar down low where it belongs and simply close the old BB hole with a short vertical scar. In my opinion, this is better than raising the whole long tummy tuck scar too high simply to avoid that short vertical scar.  That is my opinion, other surgeons may feel differently.

If you are having a scar revision in order to significantly lower the position of the scar, you will need to have a fair amount of skin laxity above the scar to get it to advance inferiorly.  You may develop some laxity over time (a year, a few years?) but I doubt if you have much right now. So, unless your skin above the scar is currently much looser than it appears in your photos, do not count on much lowering of that scar from a scar revision. 

In order to do a proper repair of your diastasis recti, the abdominal skin would need to be raised up near the ribcage again in order to expose the full length of your diastasis.  Also, you appear to have a fairly thick subcutaneous fatty layer contributing to your abdominal protrusion, at least by what I can tell without examining you.  Thick subcutaneous fat, as well as excess intra-abdominal fat, which can only be reduced by dieting, will work against you getting a flat tummy even with a revision and diastasis repair.  The thinner you are, the better muscle/fascial and skin tightening, the better advancement and lowering of your scar, etc.  Without that, do not count on a scar revision and diastasis repair doing that much.  Perhaps a second opinion with a thorough examination would be helpful.

Robert M. Grenley, M.D.
Seattle Plastic Surgeon
Chicken Pox Scar on Nose Removal? (photo)

I have a chicken pox scar on my nose. What is the best treatment for its removal?

A: Correction of Depressed Nasal Chicken Pox Scar.

First keep in mind that the scar cannot be "removed". It can be improved, so that it is much less noticeable.

A combination of a resurfacing treatment such as fractional resurfacing and a dermal filler such as Radiesse should give you long lasting results.

Anifat Balogun, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
I Have Scars All over my Legs, What Creams or Other Options are there for Me?

I was wondering what kind of cream I could use on my spotted legs they are so bad that I wear pants all year around .

A: Treatment Cream for Spotted Scars on Legs

It is not clear from your description what the scars on your legs are from.

it sounds like the spots are pigmented.

For best results to even out your complexion and balance pigment through out, you will most likely need a series of body peels, in addition to using a topical preparation that contains an exfoliant an a lightening agent.

Anifat Balogun, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
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