The Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) laser can be used on scars with some dramatic results at times. Give this a try to see if your sacrs can be made better. Good Luck!
Keloids and hypertrophic scarring from breast reduction
I had breast reduction surgery seven months ago, and I have hypertrophic scarring and keloids. I have had two sessions of injections with steroids, and I am using the silicone sheets. Is there a laser that will help? They look awful.
3 answers to “Keloids and hypertrophic scarring...”
A: Combination of Kenalog and 5-FU can be beneficial
Keloid scar can be very difficult to treat and greatly add to the normal scars of a breast reduction. There are new studies out that show a combination of Kenalog (a steroid) and 5-FU a chemotherapeutic agent used together can be successful in the treatment of keloid scarring. Best suggestion... more
A: Keloids and hypertrophic scarring
I have found a couple of lasers/light devices that is the pulsed-dye laser (v-beam) and the IPL (intense pulsed light) to be particularly helpful as scars are maturing - especially if there is pinkness/redness in the scars. Steroid injections can be continued and if the keloids do not appear to be... more
Breast reduction before & after photos
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