What can be done for white scars?

Hello, If the scars are wide and noticeable, scar revision can remove these "wider" portions and make them less noticeable. As you can see by the variability in the answers here, scar treatment really depends upon exactly how the scars look, their shape and where they are. You need to have them... more

    If these are actually white areas of hypopigmentation and not true scars, this would be the most effective modality.m This wavelength (320) is the wavelength which is most effective for psoriaisis and also seems to stimulate the melanoctyes to make pigment. This treatment is totally painless... more

I have had some success with the Fraxel Re:store to treat hypopigmented scars.  It requires multiple sessions and can slowly improve the pigmentation problem. The goal is to stimulate melanocytes to produce melanin.  Again, this is usuallly for flat white scars and sometimes striae (stretch marks, as... more

White scars are characterized as scars that are hypopigmented whereby the pigment is lost.  These scars are very difficult to treat as the process will have to stimulate the production of melanin in the area.  This should be distinguished from vitiligo, which is an immunologic destruction of melanin... more

If the scar is fine (and doesn't require re-excision and closure) and the only objection is the white of the line, they can be tattooed with a pigment to match the color as closely as is possible. If the line is wide, uneven, or depressed, it will require re-excision and a better closure.