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Doctor Recommendation for Lip Scar Revision in Texas
asked 11 months ago by xmagix0 in Mcallen, TX
Latest answer by Aaron Stone, MD
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Tags: age 18-24, lips, female, atrophic, doctor referral, dog bite, expertise
I am looking for a texas facial plastic surgeon who is very skilled with scar revision of the lips. I have a scar that runs from my upper lip to the base of my nose from a dog bite, the alignment of the vermilion border of my upper lip its slightly off and the scar is atrophic. It happened when i was 3, I am now 24. Im finding it hard to find a surgeon that will attempt to correct it. I dont expect the scar to be eliminated but i would really like the alignment to be improved.
1 answer to Doctor Recommendation for Lip Scar Revision in Texas
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Lip scars
Your posted photo clearly shows a step off at the lip margin across the left upper lip scar. The side of the scar closer to the midline is higher in the step off. The photo quality does not allow assessment of the associated scar extending up the lip. Correction of the step off requires realignment of the corners of the step. This is best done by first marking the corners with a needle and dye so that the local anesthetic's distortion of the anatomy after injection does not prevent you...
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Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon