Hello. I have an old white scar under my nose from an upper lip lift. I've done about 6 laser treatments and nothing. Still there. The first were Vbeam and the last, I forgot. So my question is, which laser is the best? Also, how many? Thanks
Answer: How to treat white scars A white scar is the normal appearance of a well healed incision. Its viability is usually due to contrast of the surrounding skin color. Lasers, micro needling, peels cannot give pigment to hypo pigmented scar. So there are 2 options, lighten the surrounding skin, or darken the scar in another way. If your natural skin color is not fair, then it is unlikely that you will be able to lighten the surrounding skin in a reliable way that will last or be even. The only way i know of to reliable darken a scar is with tattooing. A good tattoo artist with experience in scar camouflage can pick a pigment that closely matches your natural skin color. Now, the problem is that if you tan, the scar may become more visible as the surrounding skin darkens, but typically, this is still better than the stark contrast that can be had with a white scar on a pigmented background.
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Answer: How to treat white scars A white scar is the normal appearance of a well healed incision. Its viability is usually due to contrast of the surrounding skin color. Lasers, micro needling, peels cannot give pigment to hypo pigmented scar. So there are 2 options, lighten the surrounding skin, or darken the scar in another way. If your natural skin color is not fair, then it is unlikely that you will be able to lighten the surrounding skin in a reliable way that will last or be even. The only way i know of to reliable darken a scar is with tattooing. A good tattoo artist with experience in scar camouflage can pick a pigment that closely matches your natural skin color. Now, the problem is that if you tan, the scar may become more visible as the surrounding skin darkens, but typically, this is still better than the stark contrast that can be had with a white scar on a pigmented background.
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