Botox for bad scarring?

Can Botox be used for facial wounds that scar badly? How will it work?

3 answers to “Botox for bad scarring?”

A: Botox used occasionally for acne scarring

Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD

 Although I have not used BOTOX for acne scarring, some have found it somewhat successful for this problem. It seems to work by relaxing the local muscle tone and thereby letting the scar soften. Its use for this, even by proponents, is limited, especially compared to fillers. I personally like... more

A: Botox may help prevent hypertrophic scars

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

There are some reports that use of Botox will relax the muscle cells that are active in scar tissue. The results of this intervention are largely anectodal and the value of Botox in enhancing scar healing is largely unknown.

A: Never heard of this

Richard P. Rand, MD

Botox temporarily paralyzes the muscles that cause wrinkles on the face.  Other than this, I am not sure what role it has in scar treatment other than in those few instances where scar healing may be helped by minimizing underlying muscle action.

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