I have a keloid on my chest and have seeked help but all docs i have seen recommend only injections. Can someone give me different advise other than injections.
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This is a red and depressed scar that can be improved by either scar revision surgery, pulsed dye laser, fractional co2, and percutaneous scar release. I perform all of these in combination to improve scars of the forehead.
I fully agree that photos are no substitute for an up close and personal examination and palpation of the scar to determine its stretchability, liftability, etc.
In general terms, however, such a problem might be best approached by performing a punch-excision (following numbing with local...
Your upper lip scar has healed well but the extra scar tissue is quite prominent. It is also possible that you healed with a small cyst in your red lip under the scar tissue. Either way, this can be removed with a lip scar revision procedure. This can be performed in the office under local...