Steroid Injection to Remove Scar Tissue

Hi Kovac, please see the comment I left above. Did your dent fill in? Have you had it fixed?

Hello Cadcam. It took about a week and a half for the injection to reduce my bump. But then it worked too well and continued to make a huge dent in my forehead. However my bump is back now, as bad as ever. I went to a different surgeon (who specialises in scar removal) for a second opinion. She said she won't touch it. She said my first surgeon should have warned me that steroids for bump scars like this are only temporary solutions. The bump will not go away....ever. If I get more steroids the bump will keep growing back in time to look like it did before I had anything done to it. Looks like I'm going to have to learn to love it, it's coming up to 3 years since I first injured myself so looks like it is here to stay.

Oh gosh, sorry to hear that, thank you for your reply as I am in quite a bit of destress as it looks worse now than before but if you have said yourself it takes 1 and a half to 2 weeks to go down then it has taken a weight of my shoulders as I thought I made it worse. It just shocked me that the bump was bigger after the injection than it was before!!! My cosmetic surgeon did say I might need to go back for a second shot if it hasn't made much difference, but from what you have told me I might not bother asking as the bump goes back to what it was before I had the injection.

Thats ok, I'm actually glad I have someone to talk to about the same problem. Although I'm really, really sorry you have had to go through the same thing! Mine was a lot bigger right away, all the fluid in the bump. Then after 1 and a bit weeks it went down. It looked amazing for maybe 4-5 days. looked like nothing had ever happened to me. I was so happy! Then it didn't stop and created the crevice down my forehead. It was like a deep hole, I could put my thumb in the hole. Not very pretty. My surgeon also initially told me I may have to go back for a second shot of steroids. Definitely didn't need it! I had to go back twice to get a filler put in the hole/crevice. It was a bit bumpy and I could still see it but it kind of fixed it up. But then over the next 6 months the filler faded (it only lasts 6-9 months). The original hard bump scar came right back up. So yeah back to square one. I read on another forum to try massing the area because it is really just hard scar tissue, but I'm scared it will make it worse again. How did you get your bump and how long ago? How big is it? I'm really sorry this happened to you!! Please keep me updated on your progress. I have found it really hard to find someone to talk to about this issue. Did your surgeon imply this was a permanent solution? I feel like there are so many mixed opinions on this. You would think it is quite common but there isn't really too much information or advice online about it. Thanks!

Hey yeah I feel the same so thanks :-), I had a big spot on my fhorehead as I suffer with then in this area only and as you do I messed with it and it wasn't untill my head swelled up that I foundout iI had systic acne and by messing with the spot it can cause trauma tissue sothis hhappened to me about 2 years ago and it just made me so so selfconcious, so I hunted for an solution of some sort, when I spoke to the surgeon in all fairness he did say it isn't hugely noticeable and to leave it be, but to me it was, BUT HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT SIDE EFFECTS OR IT NOT BEING PERMANENT so I just hope when my bump does go down it doesn't turn into a hole so fingers crossed ... As to the bump it isn't big but like the yolk of an egg but slightly flatter but probably the same size ... Hope this helped as it's hard to explain x

I know what you mean about people saying it's not that bad. Everyone tells me it is fine, and I know it could be a lot worse, but it is all I see when I look in the mirror. And I can see it in photos! Mine is about the size of a penny. Not very high at times, and more noticeable in some lights, but its funny, it tends to grow if I'm bloated etc, it's like it retains more water sometimes! My surgeon even said it might do this when I mentioned it to him. I wasn't warned about side effects either, my surgeon told me he had a similar patient who he fixed up perfectly.... I find that hard to believe. I got mine a little differently. I hit my head really, really hard, it swelled up in the centre of my forehead to the size of a golf ball for about 3 days. I had the most amazing purple bruise, even got a black eye! So mine really is just hard scar tissue from trauma. I guess I'm lucky I didn't do any other damage other than aesthetics! This is such a terrible thing to go through, the face is such an important thing to a person! I hope your's doesn't dent, but on a positive note, if it does, steroid atrophy isn't permanent, if it dents it will fill back in after a few months. Keep me updated please! I really hope it helps you more than it did me. I mean, we got them a little differently, so its certainly possible. Good luck!

Awww thanks :-) yeah I agree with everything you have said I'm just waiting for the swelling of the bump area to g. Down as its slightly larger after the shot so here's hoping when the shot kicks in it works and 1 doesn't leeve me with a dip and 2 actually goes down from what it looks like now as it looks worse x