Laser Treatment for Post-surgery Scar Removal?

I had surgery on my nose and had my nostrils minimized. Now I have scars on the sides of my nostrils that look like deep ridges and holes. They are very noticeable. I even had the doctor cut and re-stitch the incisions and it looks the same.

I also have a scar above my left eyebrow from a cyst I had removed as a result of a cellulitis infection. It's a pretty deep line. I have tried mederma and that hasn't helped any of the scars. Are there Laser treatments that are effective for these scars?

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1 Doctor Answer | Asked by Ash11 in 60610

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Facial scar treatments

The ridges you describe in your nose scars sound like hypertrophic scars. These can be treated with intralesional (into the scar) injections of cortisone and 5-fluorouracil. Additionally, treatments with a pulsed dye laser (such as Vbeam) or a fractional laser can be helpful. I tend to recommend the pulsed dye laser if the scar is red. There are a number of treatments for "holes": If they are very small - like ice pick acne scars - then a very local application of very... more