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Cortisone Injection Causing Skin to Lighten
asked 1 year ago by Gigi1980 in DFW
Latest answer by Aaron Stone, MD
Question viewed 364 times
Tags: female, African American, skin
I am an African American and had a mommy makeover almost 9 months ago. I had a breast lift and augmentation but ended up with hypertrophic scarring around my breasts. To treat it, I was using the scar tape but it didn't seem to work too well. My plastic surgeon used cortisone injections in both breast scars to try to flatten the scars. After two rounds of injections, the scars are now flat but the area surrounding the scars is now white. Will my complexion come back?
1 answer to Cortisone Injection Causing Skin to Lighten
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Kenalog steroid scar injections
I have seen this before in patients in the same location and it was permanent. The injections have to be made with a very small needle and only injected just under the skin surface to minimize this but it can still occur with good injection technique.
Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon