I had a hernia due to my 2nd pregnancy and had to get surgery. It left me with a small vertical scar right under my belly button, someone said that it looked tethered? surgery was in Oct 2022. When I bend over, it looks worse than when my stomach is stretched out and flat. The photo is when I'm bending over What's the best treatment for this?
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Answer: A scar revision should be done for this scar followed by laser treatment to help minimize appearance.
Our treatments use combination therapy to improve the epidermis and dermis for most deep scars. The options available for acne scars depend on the character of your scars, in terms of topography and contour. We see atrophic and hypertrophic acne scars, as well as scars that have hypo and...
I am not surprised that the laser treatments did not work as I have been warning my regular followers for years that these gizmos are expensive "smoke and mirrors" devices whose hard science to support their use lags woefully behind the heavy marketing and social media hype to promote them....
Our treatments use combination therapy to improve the epidermis and dermis for most deep scars. The options available for acne scars depend on the character of your scars, in terms of topography and contour. We see atrophic and hypertrophic acne scars, as well as scars that have hypo and...
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