Scar Revision for a 6 Year Old?

Scars mature for 8-10 months. Like watching dies roll, there is no point in stopping them or doing anything surgical unless the final result is poor and the likelihood of a nicer scar is much better. The pinkness is often a response by the immature skin to sun / UV rays. Had you used a broad spectrum sun block the amount of pink / red would probably been less. I think gentle scar massage would soften the scar but I would do nothing until the area was soft. At that time, IF NEEDED, you could... more

Navy Wife! Typically scars heal over the course of a full year...however, sometimes if the there are issues with healing, they need to be revised earlier. A red scar is still in the remodeling phase (redness is from open blood vessels and inflammatory tissue working hard to complete healing). I actually like a combination of approaches including a topical silicone (either gel sheet with adhesive that you can purchase at a local drug store or a solution like ScarGuard which has both silicone and more