What Can Be Done for White Scars?

Ivory white scars, as well other types of  loss of pigmentation problemw often result from prior injury or treatments, such as trauma, scalpel surgery,lasers and chemical peels. They may be due to certain infections and inflammatory processes that damage the pigment producing layer of our skin. Loss of pigment, or hypopigmentation, from any cause tends to be notoriously difficult to treat with any current modality.

I have had some success with repigmentation, regardless of the prior cause of the pigment loss, using a combination of medical microneedling followed immediately by the application of tyrosine solution. Tyrosine is the naturally occurring enzyme that stimulates melanin production in our skin. (It is the enzyme whose function we try to suppress with agents like hydroquinone when treating overpigmentation or HYPERpigmentation). 

Successful treatment of hypopigmentation in this fashion usually requires a series of generally three to four (sometimes more) treatments spaced at four to six week intervals.

Thank you for your question and for your photos. Based on your question provided, you are an ideal candidate for UVB Laser treatment. I would advise you to schedule a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon for a detailed examination to discuss all possible treatment options and what your expectations are. 

We have a couple different suggestions for white scars. Although this type of scar is very difficult to treat these are worth checking into.

If you scar is small and isolated, then you may want to consider a surgical revision to the scar. In this procedure a plastic surgeon would remove the light scar tissue and pull the skin together in the area. You may be left with a small light line, but perhaps in many cases, much less noticeable than what you are describing.
The Excimer laser. This type of laser is effective for bringing back pigment to the skin. It is more commonly used for Vitiligo, but is an option for repigmentation depending on the scar itself.