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I Have a Chicken Pox Scar on the Middle of my Forehead, It is Deep (Basically a Dent)? (photo)
i have several chicken pox scars but the one on the middle of my forehead really bothers me as people always make remarks about it and i feel very self conscious about it as it cant be covered with make up because it is a dent. I would like to get it completely removed and was wondering what procedure would give the best result and how much it would cost in england? Thank you.
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Excision of a chicken pox scar on the forehead
Surgical scar excision of the chicken pox scar is an excellent option to reduce the appearance of your chicken pox scar.
I would perform this procedure under local anesthesia.
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Options to help with depressed scar on forehead
I would say that you have two options to improve the depressed chicken pox scar on your forehead. You could try have a filler injected under the scar to raise it, which should make it less noticeable. There are different types of fillers that could be used, but these most likely would not give you permanent results. The other method that could be used would be surgically removing the scar. Basically, you would be trading up for a better scar that would be less...
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