Removing scars on lower legs and feet?

5 answers to “Removing scars on lower legs and feet?”

A: Removing scars on lower legs and feet?

By Michael Kulick, MD - San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Scars, what scars??? In order to answer your question, it would be helpful to see the problem. There are many options from surgical revision to repigmentation. Help us help you - show us the scars!!

A: Scars on the feet

By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Without knowing the extent of the scarring or the etiology, it would be difficult to offer suggestions on what to do. Burn scars may be treated very differently than a simple scar from a previous laceration.

A: Removing Scars on the Lower Legs

By Raffy Karamanoukian, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Scar can become thickened, widened, and pigmented on the lower extremity. The approach varies depending on the quality of the scar. Topical creams, compressive therapy, silicone sheeting, TAC injections, HQ therapy, and surgical scar revision can all be employed successfully.

A: Scarring of lower legs and feet

By Theodore Katz, MD - Philadelphia Plastic Surgeon

You do not give any facts about the scars - what was the cause, are they flat or raised, how long ago did they occur, are they pigmented (darker in color or reddened). Regardless, scars cannot be erased and the goal is to make them less noticeable, if possible. Visit with a board certified plastic... more

A: Revision versus injection

By Hisham Seify, MD, PhD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Scar revision surgery enables the surgeon to remove a wide,raised scar and replace it with a thinner scar. Word of caution about scar revision surgery, it is replacing a scar with another. The healing process is unpredictable and in few years the scar might heal in a different way. If your leg scars are... more