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In general, I have found over the years that silicone gels, creams and patches to be of little value in treating scars and little more than just busy work. You would be wise to consult with a board certified cosmetic dermatologist to discuss the use of professionally performed microneedling (no need for the added expense and added risks of adverse reactions from RF microneedling) to better blend the scar in both color and texture with the surrounding normal skin. Hope this helps and best of luck.
Our treatments use combination therapy to improve the epidermis and dermis for most deep scars. The options available for acne scars depend on the character of your scars, in terms of topography and contour. We see atrophic and hypertrophic acne scars, as well as scars that have hypo and...
Yes, a scar can be cut out. But, there is the risk for the subsequent development of a stretch scar and even tram track stitch marks, and that is beside the expense of the surgery and the postsurgical downtime that inevitably follows. You may wish instead to consider consulting a board certified...
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...
The hard science to support using expensive fraxel lasers lags woefully behind the heavy marketing and social media hype to promote them. So, buyer beware. IPL is unlikely to do much, if anything at all, for this kind of scar. Surgical revision in areas, such as this, under tension run the risk...
I'm really sorry that this has happened to you. It's frustrating to me, however, since I continually caution people to exercise a healthy dose of "buyer beware" when considering treatments with "bells and whistles" lasers and other so-called energy-based gizmos. At least from the photo provided,...
Our office has many different treatments for acne scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Acne 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...