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Best Hypertrophic Scar Treatment? 8 answers

Basically, 2 years ago, I was playing football with friends, fell bad, and got this really bad "cut/gash" on my knee.It eventually turned...
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Options for Removing a Hypertrophic Scar? 6 answers

I had a major surgery 11 months ago to removed a tumor from my pancreas Two months after the surgery, I developed a thick and bulky scar. I went to...
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Scar Revision for Hypertrophic Scarring Under the Crease. Recs for PS Specializing in This 4 answers

I am only 1/4 Asian and fairly thin skinned. I was shocked to be left with hypertrophic scarring after under the crease breast aug 1.5 years ago. The...
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Could I Have Rocks in my Chin, Which Are Reacting to Laser Treatments? 4 answers

I Received a Hypertrophic Scar After a Laser Treatment. The Doctor Said This Was Because I Had Rocks in my Chin. Is This True? I saw a doctor to...
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Scar Treatment for Scalded Asian Skin? 3 answers

I have developed hypertrophic scarring on my chest as a result from scalding over 5 years ago. What type of treatment and the best treatment there is...
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Best Treatment for Hypertrophic Acne Scars? 3 answers

My skin can best be described as "lumpy", with hypertrophic acne scars covering most of my face. I am a Caucasian female, 41. The scars...
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Is Laser Surgery on Hypertrophic Scars Recommended? 3 answers

I have a red, raised scar on my chin (partially faded) and I was wondering if it's recommended to have Laser treatment and if so what are the side...
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What's the Best Treatment to Reduce/eliminate a Hypertrophic Scar on a Cartilage Piercing? 3 answers

I got a cartilage piercing w/ a needle 1.5 years ago in order to min. possibility of scarring. I always kept it clean w/ sea salt and was putting dil....
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Should I Use a Dermatologist or Plastic Surgeon for Scar Excision? 3 answers

And why? Which is the best option? Pros and cons? Also, which type of excision procedures are best for a small lineal hypertrophic scars after an...
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Best Treatment for Sternotomy Hypertrophic Small Scars Kenalog or Depo Metrol Injections? 3 answers

I had heart (sternotomy) surgery a couple of years ago, since then I developped 3 small keloid - hypertrophic scars. Which in your view, would be the...
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How to Fix Hypertrophic Scar from Shingles? 2 answers

About 7 years ago, I got shingles on the side of my face. After they went away, I was left with what appears to be, a hypertrophic scar (red and...
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Cortisone Injection for Hypertrophic Scars? 2 answers

Is cortisone injection good for 8 year old hypertrophic scars?
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Scar Excision with Botox? 2 answers

Is it possible to have a very, very thin, and small linear hypertrophic scar (on my face) excised with the injection of Botox with a little chance of...
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What Can Be Done About my Lip Scar That Will Never Heal? 2 answers

Dear RealSelf, I have a scar in the middle of my uper lip from a road accident 18 years ago. It is red, raised slightly fibrous underneath and filled...
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Do I Have a Hypertrophic Scar? (photo) 2 answers

About 3 months ago I had a bike accident and got road rash on my face. The left side of my upper lip was gashed up pretty bad, but i kept it out of...
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Is Laser Treatment for Scars Usually Successful? 2 answers

I have a seven year old hypertrophic scar that is partially faded and have been looking for an effective treatment. Would a laser surgery be...
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What would it take to remove this scar? 2 answers

Hi! I have this scar that formed as a result of a pimple that didn't heal properly. It's approx. 6 years old, located on my cleavage and is...
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Having Scar Revision for Under the Crease From a Breast Augmentation 2 answers

I am part Asian & experienced hypertrophic scarring (dark raised scars) under each crease from BA 2 yrs ago. Scar revision is in 2 weeks. PS is...
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What Are my Options for Hypertrophic Chin Scar Revision? 2 answers

I am a general physician and suffered a laceration to my right chin 5 weeks ago. I was struck on chin with a squash racquet. My colleague, an ER...
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Nostrils Uneven After Hypertrophic Scar Revision, How to Fix Problem? 2 answers

Hi, I had a hypertrophic scar revised with a Z plasty under my left nostril. Now the scar was essentially not really reduced in size and my left...
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Cortisone Injection and Pulsed Dye Laser for Hypertrophic Scars? 1 answer

5FU or Cortisone injection and Pulsed dye laser for hypertrophic scars? I have three or four small 8-year-old hypertrophic scars on my cheek. Should I...
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Is This Scar from my Navel Piercing a Keloid? 1 answer

I'm wondering because I want to get it repierced but first, I want to know if it's a keloid or just hypertrophic scar so I can proceed to find methods...
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Steroid Injection for Hypertrophic Scar? 1 answer

I am 24 yr old brown skin Indian girl having a hypertrophic scar on my jawline under my sideburn about 5 mm diameter red and looks like a boil for...
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Topical Cream for Redness in Hypertrophic Scar? 1 answer

Is there any kind of scar cream, like Scarprin or something, that specializes in getting rid of the redness in a hypertrohic scar?
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Help with Hardening or Thickening of Dog Bite Scar 1 answer

My husband was bitten by a dog 2 weeks ago. He had a deep puncture wound. Is it normal to have hardening or thickening of the area (several inches...
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How to Remove Scar if Unsure Whether It's Infected or Not? 1 answer

I attempted to remove a mole with a Wart and Mole Vanish cream bought off the Internet. However, mole removal was not successful and I am now left...
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Risk of a Hypertrophic Scar on Chest Becoming a Keloid with Revision? 1 answer

The steroid injection did flatten the scar some but i hav how the scar is a long line about an inch long and still red and kind of wide now that its...
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Can You Still Get Rid of a Scar That Has Been Sunburnt? 1 answer

In 2008 I had my thyroid removed which left me with a huge scar.It was hypertropic and I received steroid injections for that which helped to a point...
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Indentation After Steroid Injection to Remove Hypertrophic Scar 1 answer

Two years ago, I had a mole on my thigh removed by laser. Unfortunately, it grew back into a different color so I went to a different dermatologist....
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How Long Will It Take to Get Rid of a Hypertrophic Scar on the Nasolabial Folds? 1 answer

I had a cosmetic procedure done; implants were placed in the nasolabial folds. I did not like the first outcome of the implants; therefore, the...
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Knee Surgery Left Internal Hypertrophic Scar, How to Treat? 1 answer

I had ACL reconstruction done 2.5 months ago---the joint is healing, but one of the scars (endoscope port) is overdeveloping. This is affecting the...
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How to Treat Hypertropic Scars I Have Already Had Steroid Injections is It Just a Matter of Time? 1 answer

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What is the Best Way to Deal with Lumpectomy Scarring? 1 answer

I have a 2.25 inch, slightly hypertrophic scar at 12:00 on the areolar perimeter, with a moderate divot inferior to the incision line.
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Any Possible Revisions for Hypertrophic Scar After Piercing? 1 answer

Form of body modification known as microdermal or surface anchor (not to be confused with surface piercing) Piercing had gotten badly infected then...
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Safe to Try New Scar Reduction Gel?

I have a slightly hypertrophic body scars and I would like to reduce them. I found this scar reduction gel named Kitoscell. It's based on an...
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Do I Have a Keloid or Hypertrophic Scar and What is the Best Treatment?

I was in an accident 4 months ago where I developed a slightly raised scar on my chin 7 stitches. I visited a derm and she said i have a keloid scar....
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Is It Possible to Improve the Appearance of Hypertrophic Scars After Steroid Injections?

I was a self-harmer; I had inconspicous marks on my knees that I wanted to make them look like a line. Instead I wound up with hypertrophic scars. I...
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Hypertrophic Facial Wound

I had that scar after two guys try to robb me but I repel the agression and this is what I got,I had a bad healing because the sutures that the doctor...
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Can Linear Hypetrophic Scar Be Revised Without Recurrence?

I am dark-skinned. This scar is 3 years old. It blends in after I wake up since lying down causes the blood in my face to plump up the skin. As the...
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Dual Yellow Laser for Old Hypertrophic Thyroidectomy Scar?

I have a 19yo hypertrophic thyroidectomy scar that is flat following silicone sheets but pink with thin brown margins. I saw a plastic surgeon who...
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