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Micro-needling for Old, Burn Scars?
asked 2 years ago by christianausa in Seattle WA
Latest answer by Margaret Weiss, MD
Question viewed 1,880 times
Tags: legs, thighs, burn, scar
I have 40-year-old burn scars on legs, bottom and inner thigh area on one leg I also have old skin graft scars. What do you think about Micro-needling? I have already spent thousands on Laser treatments with little improvement. Do you think skin expansion is my only option?
1 answer to Micro-needling for Old, Burn Scars?
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Microneedling for old burn scars
This is such a difficult problem, and scars like this usually bring back old memories of the painful injury which can make it a constant reminder. For a treatment to bring back pigment, there needs to be a remnant of follicles in the scarred area--the follicle is where there would still be melanocytes, or cells capable of producing pigment.
If many types of lasers haven't helped, then it is unfortunately unlikely that micro-needling would help, as there probably aren't any follicles left...
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Margaret Weiss, MD
Baltimore Dermatologist
Baltimore Dermatologist