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Cortisone Injection and Pulsed Dye Laser for Hypertrophic Scars?
asked 2 years ago by suki_09 in USA
Latest answer by Brooke R. Seckel, MD
Question viewed 2,302 times
Tags: hypertrophic, scar
5FU or Cortisone injection and Pulsed dye laser for hypertrophic scars? I have three or four small 8-year-old hypertrophic scars on my cheek. Should I have injection first?
But I am afraid the scar will have indent or color change if I have injection. Is Pulsed dye laser good for the small non-red hypertrophic scars?
2 answers to Cortisone Injection and Pulsed Dye Laser for Hypertrophic Scars?
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Injections and PDL for scars
Injecting small diluted amounts of cortisone or 5-FU should improve the scar and help to flatten it. Pulsed dye lasers are very effective in the treatment of scars as well, if they have some redness. Both injections and laser treatments used in combination can be very successful in treating hypertrophic scars.
Certainly, if scars become flat and they are still injected, there can be an indentation or slight color change. Therefore, scars should only be injected with cortisone when they are...
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Ritu Saini, MD
New York Dermatologic Surgeon
New York Dermatologic Surgeon
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Hypertrophic Scar-1540 Erbium Laser is safer and more effective than Cortisone and Pulsed Dye
Cortisone Injections will reduce redness and bulk of Hypertrophic Scars. Pulsed Dye Laser will reduce redness but less effective on the bulk of the scar.
Cortisone injections cause complications:
Fat Atrophy-the Steroid dissolves the fat under the skin creating a depression
Thinning of skin-after 3-4 injections the skin can become very thin
Blood Vessels-Steroid injections cause visible proliferation of blood vessels on the surface of the skin
The new 1540 Non...
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