Will Dermabrasion Help with Scars After Alar Reduction?

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...

Scabs get pulled off and cause scar tissue; the use of a moist gauze to cover these areas seem to enhance healing.  We avoid the scab formation, and the scars all seem to be reduced, and the pigment seems to be preserved.

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...

Admittedly, there is no one perfect treatment for enlarged pores, which is believed to be a inherited (family predisposition) trait. I have been disappointed with the results I have seen from a series of superficial chemical peels, microdermabrasion, fraxel lasers, and even after  true...

Dermabrasion is generally not advised for burn scars due to lack of adnexal structures which can compromise healing after the dermabrasion. If performed, it must be done cautiously. It also may need to be repeated.  Do not expect dramatic results.