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Treatments to Remove Deep Facial Scar?

Hi! I have a long deep scar on my right cheek and another two but smaller on my left cheek. It's from a domestic case from 8 years ago. What can I do to be normal again? It is so embarrassing. I feel shy. Pls help me.

Thank you,
marie

Asked 35 months ago by marinela in spain

Filler a good option for atrophic scar

The atrophic nature of your scar makes filler injection the best option. The gratification would be immediate. In the hands of an experienced board-certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon, a variety of fillers can be considered, e.g. Perlane, Evolence, or Radiesse.

William Ting, MD

Bay Area Dermatologic Surgeon

Treatment of facial scars

A deep facial scar such as this one will require surgical treatment and excision. Lesser treatments will not obliterate the scar.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Scar revision maybe plus Z-plasty

Hello, A long scar like that would be best served by a scar revision maybe with additional Z-plasties to it break it up making it less visible. Best Regards, John Di Saia MD

John P. Di Saia, MD

Orange Plastic Surgeon

Surgically revising a deep facial scar is your best option

I think that your scar would be best treated with a surgical scar revision. It seems your scar has some width to it as well as depth, and only a surgical scar revision has the potential to make the scar more narrow. Also, I'm guessing the texture of your scar is an issue too, although I can't see it in the photo. Fillers will not narrow the wound or change the texture, so you will still have a wide scar with abnormal texture, even if a filler temporarily flattens the scar. The other... more

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Douglas J. Mackenzie, MD

Santa Barbara Plastic Surgeon

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Surgical revision for facial scar

Hi Marinela. We would suggest a surgical scar revision. Because you have light skin and the scar is not that deep, a skilled surgeon should be able to make the scar much less visible. We would not suggest dermal fillers as they would be expensive and temporary. At least with surgery, the expense is not incurred over and over again.