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Several Keloid Scars on Nose from Acne: Would Microdermabrasion Help?
asked 1 year ago by purplepurple in asia
Latest answer by Elizabeth F. Rostan, MD
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Tags: nose, acne, Asian, collagen, costs, flatten, growth, keloid scar, pimples, scar
hi,im a fair-skinned asian. the keloids(am i correct?)resulted from huge pimples in the past. i have read that 'wounding' the skin, as in microdermabrasion,produces more collagen(?)which might make the keloid worse(grow bigger). is it true? what are the more affordable options to flatten these keloids? thank you so much!
1 answer to Several Keloid Scars on Nose from Acne: Would Microdermabrasion Help?
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Scar on nose
It appears that the scar is more of a hypertrophic scar rather than keloid (hypertrophic keeps in boundaries of original wound and keloid grows beyond the original wound. I do not think microdermabrasion would be very helpful. Vbeam pulsed dye laser is very helpful for scars. Based on the photo I think the best treatment would be injection of the scar with a combo of kenalog and 5- fluorouracil.
Elizabeth F. Rostan, MD
Charlotte Dermatologist
Charlotte Dermatologist