Dog ear revision after chin reduction surgery? (photos)

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Had chin reduction surgery in 2022 and am overall happy with the results. However I got a dog ear at the right end of the scar which the surgeon attempted to remove a year ago. Unfortunately that resulted in another dog ear at the end of the now Y-shaped scar. This surgery also resulted in a stretching of the skin on my throat which I don’t like (see picture). The surgeon wants to try to remove the new dog ear as well but I’m afraid it won’t work now either. The dog ear is soft. Thoughts? Thx!

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. 
 
Best, 
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Dog ear revision after chin reduction surgery? (photos)

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