Scar removal without surgery

asked 2 years ago by karan_y25 in Jersey City
Latest answer by Benjamin Barankin, MD
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Tags: cheeks, scar

Had Scar on rightside of face, Can I use any product like silicon sheeting for treating my scar as can be seen in my photo or suggest any useful product as I can't afford surgery.

5 answers to Scar removal without surgery

Improving scars without surgery

While some scars are amenable to fillers, or CROSS therapy or subcision, and occasionally creams, the type of scar you have would likely respond best to a fractionated laser which would take several treatments. We use the ProFractional laser system which is one type of fractionated laser, but there are others; we have had excellent results in improving scars such as yours.

Benjamin Barankin, MD
Toronto Dermatologic Surgeon

Non-surgical options for scar improvement on face

Yes, topicals like silicone sheeting and mederma are useful treatments to help reduce the appearance of the scar. Sometimes fillers can be used as well to improve the depth of scars and laser treatments may also be useful.

Scott Trimas, MD
Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon

Non-surgical Scar Improvement

There are ways to improve scars without surgery, but the real question is: are they worth the money. The available options include laser, reasonably priced in our office at $50/treatment but even after 5-10 treatments has almost no chance of giving you a result you are happy with. Filler would likely be more effective for you but would last at most about a year. Treatment cost would be $600. We also use steroid injections for scars. These can be... more

Joseph Campanelli, MD
Minneapolis Facial Plastic Surgeon

Resurfacing helps blend in scars

Thank you for sending in your picture. I think it is excellent and it appears that based on the atrophic nature (sunken in) of it, fractionated laser resurfacing will be an excellent tool to improve your scar. However, these are usually expensive procedures. The scar will not go away, but the shar edges will blend in better and the quality of skin within the scar will improve. The laser works by poking little holes in the scar and skin around the scar in order to... more

Daniel I. Wasserman, MD
Naples Dermatologic Surgeon

Will silicone sheeting help with scar removal

Silicone gel sheeting helps with hypertrophic scarring or keloids, which are scars that are raised above the surface of the skin. The scar you have is depressed below the surface of the skin (atrophic). The only way of dealing with it is surgical, either excision or laser resurfacing.

Emily Altman, MD
Short Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

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