Best treatment of forehead scar on a 3 yr old?

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A: Improving scar texture

By Raffy Karamanoukian, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Scar texture may be improved by laser or chemical peel resurfacing. Hyperpigmentation may occur with excessive sun exposure after laser, inflammation, genetic tendencies, and hormones. The mainstay of treatment involves prevention, but in the case of hyperpigmentation, treatment is straightforward.... more

A: Hard to say without seeing your son's scar

By Ronald Shelton, MD - Manhattan Dermatologic surgeon

It is impossible to determine the best treatment for your son’s scar without seeing him. If Fraxel was appropriate, it would take several treatments with Fraxel Re:store and one or two with the Fraxel Re:pair (the latter following the first Re:pair almost one year later). The Re:store may be safer than... more

A: Fraxel Works Amazingly Well on Facial Scars, Even in Children

By Michael A. Persky, MD - Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Hi Molgun, I have treated many patients’ facial scars with Fraxel re:store, the youngest being 4 years old. They have all responded well with marked improvement. It takes a series of treatments usually separated by 3-4 week intervals. The child has numbing ointment on the scar for about 30 minutes,... more

A: Better to wait until scar heals properly

By Hisham Seify, MD, PhD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

I would wait and wait ! Kids tend to heal much better over time. The repair and the scar orientation are important factors but I would still wait. Silicone would be my non surgical treatment but it is not that easy to use on a 3-year-old.

A: Never heard of Fraxel for improving forehead scar in a child

By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Most laceration of the forehead heal very well on their own after repair. There will ALWAYS be a scar on the forehead after a laceration (cut). AS I always say, "If you have a hammer, all the world is a nail!" I have never heard of using Fraxel in a child to improve the scar. I would run... more

A: Not standard therapy

By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

This is not a standard therapy but could provide improvement. Has your doctor shown you pictures of other scars he has treated with this technque? There are some reports in the dermatologic literature that improvements were seen if a scar is dermabraded about 6- 8 weeks after injury. However, this is a... more

A: Depends on the quality of the repair

By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

If the repair left an excellent scar without indentation and good alignment of the skin edges, I would just treat it with gentle home massage and time. If the scar is horizontal it will be barely perceptible over time. If the edges weren't well approximated though, it might be better to consider a scar... more