I was left with scars on both sides of my head after rhinoplasty and eyelift in Lebanon. How can this be fixed?

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In 2018 I traveled to Lebanon to have a rhinoplasty and what i thought was an eyelift as I didn't have a heavy brow. I was left with scars on both sides of my head. they were pink and releasing puss. I thought new skin and hair would grow back but it hasn't. the scar on my left is deeper and is like a hole in my head the scars are more sensitive than the rest of my skin. Is there an explanation for what went wrong and can it be fixed?

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

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 RF therapy to help reduce the longterm effects of the scarring. Keloids, hypertrophic scars, widened scars, red scars, and hyperpigmented scars all require scar modulation with topical creams followed by lasers and RF therapy. Topical skincare should be directed to a specific need, whether for pigmentation or hypertrophy and our office can guide you through the process to obtain the correct Plato’s Scar cream or Melarase cream for hypertrophy and discoloration. In terms of lasers, we would employ the vbeam laser for redness, Venus Viva RF, PRP microneedling, chemical peels, and Morpheus 8, fractional erbium, or fractional co2. All of these have their individual benefits. Most of all, we recommend you visit a solid plastic surgeon who understands surgical scar revision, laser therapy, and RF therapy for scars. 
 
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