I fell off my bike and cut open my knee when I was 10. I guess it healed the best it could considering the place it's in. I know that knee scars are hard to fix/hide because of the constant bending and stretching of the skin. But is there anything I can do at all to minimize it to some extent? Injections, creams, tattooing, laser treatment?? I haven't been able to wear shorts or skirts my entire life. Some say it's a keloid but some say it's not. It's not thick but maybe it's because the area it's in.
4 photos
Answers (2)
From board-certified doctors and trusted medical professionals
MOST RECENT
May 14, 2021
Answer: Wrinkled, Crinkly Atrophic (Depressed, Indented) Scars Respond Well To Subcision, Biostimulatory Fillers & Microneedling
Plastic surgery scars require attention after surgery so that they remain cosmetically-appealing and barely noticeable. In our office, we use a protocol for scars that minimizes their activity in the 6-8 weeks after surgery. If you have late plastic surgery scars, you may also require laser and...
Dark discoloration on the legs is best improved with twice daily application of Melarase creams to the dark spots to reduce pigmentation. Raffy Karamanoukian MD FACS
Our office has many different treatments for scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Scars require a combination approach using our HI DEF protocol which uses a combination of lasers, topical scar modulation, and RF treatments to pixelate scars, improve contour, reduce...
Read 1 Doctor Answers
Recommended reading
Everything you need to know about Laser Scar Removal