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Do I Have a Hypertrophic Scar? (photo)

About 3 months ago I had a bike accident and got road rash on my face. The left side of my upper lip was gashed up pretty bad, but i kept it out of the sun for that time. It has been healing nicely, but there is a very tiny very slightly raised red line approximately 0.4 cm. long. A very good dermatologist told me that its not a scar and will look completely normal on its own, but I am still worried. I recieved a small scrape on vermilion border of upper lip not same color as lip can this be fix

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3 Doctor Answers | Asked by liamofla in Los Angeles, CA
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Hypertrophic scar

This appears to be a hypertrophic scar to my eye. At this point I would only recommend a silicone gel such as ScarGuard MD to flatten this lesion out. Later, if the scar is still disturbing you, a CO2 laser would treat this quite nicely.
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Upper lip scar revision for hypertrophic scars

I would treat this hypertrophic lip scar with pulsed dye scar laser and fractional co2 skin resurfacing.
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Lip scar at 3 months

This is clearly a scar with some hypertrophy. You are only 3 months post injury and it can take up to a year for full maturation to occur. It is possible that at that time this will be inconspicuous that nothing else need to be done. Presently, I would suggest using a silicone scar cream and a high factor broad spectrum sun screen to the area. If at 1 year this is still raised and not ideal in your opinion, go see a board certified plastic surgeon who could then provide you with helpful... more

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