Better to wait until scar heals properly

Hisham Seify, MD,PhD answers: Best treatment of forehead scar on a 3 yr old?

Doc. recommended Fraxel for my 3 yr old son who has a small scar on his forehead from a fall two months ago.  Dermabond glue was used to treat the cut. It's healed but there is a scar there. Is Fraxel the best treatment to reduce the scar?


Hisham Seify, MD, PhD
10 months ago
By Hisham Seify, MD, PhD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

I would wait and wait ! Kids tend to heal much better over time. The repair and the scar orientation are important factors but I would still wait. Silicone would be my non surgical treatment but it is not that easy to use on a 3-year-old.

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