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Most excisional surgeries for birthmarks will have some form of a scar. It is best to minimize the scar with careful wound closure, wound care, and postoperative scar therapy. We advise patients to use Plato's Scar Serum post therapy. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian
Depending on the type of removal you have done, it may not leave a scar. We have successfully removed both brown and red birthmarks with lasers without leaving any scarring. In fact, laser treatments as a norm do not leave scars. With that said, there are some thicker and darker birthmarks that may not be good candidates for laser treatments and may require surgery. We would suggest researching laser treatments first and then surgery if you are not a candidate for lasers. See pictures below including two forehead birthmarks.
Thank you for your question. There are various ways to remove birthmarks, depending on its etiology. For example, a birthmark caused due to a vascular problem needs a completely different treatment than a birthmark such as a mole. More often than not, vascular birthmarks need to have some form of laser treatment. They can require more, but a laser is generally a minimum. Other birthmarks such as a mole, can be excised in the office with relative ease. The size and location will determine the final outcome. A photograph always helps but there is no substitute for and in person physical examination. Make sure you visit with a board certified plastic surgeon for the best outcomes.
...birthmarks vary from port wine stains, thru to brown birthmarks, and raised sebaceous naevi... it really depends on the type of birth mark... Each type of birth mark will respond to a different type of laser. Some will go with a pulse dye laser, other with an ablative laser, some may need a Q switch laser, and some with surgery. So to answer your question, laser treatment, if performed carefully has a low chance of scarring.Hope that helps, regardsDr Davin LimDermatologist, Cosmetic and Laser Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
Of course a birthmark removal will leave a scar but done by a plastic surgeon and keeping the scar in the horizontal lines of the forehead, the scar should be less visible than the birthmark after it has matured for a year or two.
Fractional laser is an amazing and highly effective treatment in our office. We use the laser treatment to help with acne scars, large pores, fine wrinkles, tissue collagen loss, scars, sebaceous hyperplasia, active acne, and for brightening dark pigmentation. Although there are very strong...
Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation is usually temporary (but can take many months to a year or more to improve with treatment). It can occur after microdermbrasion, Fraxel Restore or Repair, carbon dioxide, erbium yag, alexandrite, ruby and neodynium-yag lasers, as well as dermabrasion and...
Window films are rated by light transmission, heat prevention, and UV blocking abilities. UV rating is the most important for you (melasma) and there are films that block >99% of UV rays that are almost clear. Ultraviolet light has 2 major classifications of wavelengths: Ultraviolet A...
