The long surgical scar is a little more than a year. It doesn't seem to recover well, and resulted in hypertrophic/keloid scar. The scar below it is about 4 months old, I had it cover with silicone tape 24/7, so it doesn't raise, but the scar become really wide. What can I do at this point?
July 16, 2016
Answer: Scar options I would recommend starting with a vascular laser such as the Vbeam pulsed dye laser to reduce redness and improve appearance. This can be combined with or followed by in subsequent session a fractional laser - either ablative or non-ablative depending on physician assessment. Intralesional injections of 5-fluorouracil can be used on any thick areas. There are many treatment options and I think very significant potential for improvement in these scars - I encourage you to seek treatment. During this time you can continue to use silicone - there are a number of clear silicone gel products available such as Biocorneum.
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July 16, 2016
Answer: Scar options I would recommend starting with a vascular laser such as the Vbeam pulsed dye laser to reduce redness and improve appearance. This can be combined with or followed by in subsequent session a fractional laser - either ablative or non-ablative depending on physician assessment. Intralesional injections of 5-fluorouracil can be used on any thick areas. There are many treatment options and I think very significant potential for improvement in these scars - I encourage you to seek treatment. During this time you can continue to use silicone - there are a number of clear silicone gel products available such as Biocorneum.
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