How do I remove a scar from stitches on my upper lip? (Photo)

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Around 5 years ago I was tripped and I fell on asphalt, resulting in 4 stitches to my upper lip. Unfortunately, I have not managed to reduce or get rid of the scar that has been there since the stitches were removed. Please tell me any way to reduce or minimalize this scar that looks like a bubble in the tissue of my upper lip!!!!!

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. 
 
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Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Thomas P. Sterry, MD · Answer

Lacerations of the red part of the lip typically heal very nicely.  I suspect that because of the circumstances of the injury, it was difficult to line things up properly at the time you got hurt.  This lip looks like the kind of thing most of us on this site could revise fairly readily.  Don't bother with lasers or lesser techniques, you need a revision.  It will take just a few minutes under local anesthesia.Good Luck!

Michael Contreras, MD · Answer

It is difficult to tell by your picture alone whether this is a scar or possibly a mucocele of the lip.  I suggest seeing a board-certified Dermatologist, Plastic Surgeon, or ENT/Plastics physician for evaluation and management options.  Based on what I can see in the picture, I think this will require surgical removal and stitches.

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