Breast reduction surgery scar treament
I had a breast reduction done about 4 years ago and am left with scars on my breasts. I've been to a medical spa and they've said a series of photo facials will improve the appearance. Is this true? Can photo facial help improve the appearnce of scars left from surgery? If not, whats my best bet?
Answers (3)
Photofacial not treatment of choice for scars
Photofacial can help if a scar is significantly red or hyperpigmented (brown), but is otherwise unlikely to significantly improve the appearance of a mature scar. Fractional resurfacing lasers such as Pixel can smooth the texture of the skin and improve the appearance of scars and stretch marks significantly.
IPL is a poor choice for treating scars
IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) might help reduce some redness, but it is not going to make any significant change in the texture of a surgical scar.
Fractional resurfacing would be a much better choice for scar reduction on or off the face.
Michael J. Sinclair, MD
IPL will improve redness but not scarring
IPL treatment can really only help improve the redness. I doubt that the scars are still red after 4 years. Most scars mature enough after about 1 year that by then the redness has all but disappeared.



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