What is the Best Laser Treatment for Surgical Scars?

Hi Miss_g,
If you just had subcision after having surgical revision only 6 weeks ago, we think it is too soon to be undertaking a Fraxel laser treatment. If the revision and the subcision have worked well in helping wiht the texture, we think the next step would be a pulsed dye laser for the redness. But we usually wait 6 months to give the scar some time to heal. Infliciting more trauma a tthis time with a Fraxel laser we think is a mistake. Good luck.

I’m glad you’ve gotten a good result so far from the surgery. Some people recommend Botox in the early phase after surgery on the forehead to relax the muscular pull on the incision. You might want to consider this depending on the exact location of the surgery. Fraxel is a very good and overall very safe treatment, but scars can react differently than normal skin, even with blisters, rarely, after Fraxel.
Many scars do improve within several months and if you wait another month or two you can still obtain a nice result should you choose to have Fraxel then. Keep in mind that one study investigated dermabrasion resurfacing, which is not Fraxel, and showed that the scar obtained a better result at eight weeks than compared with 6 weeks or 3 or 4 months. However, your own body may make it heal better and better so waiting is an option. If you are hesitant, then ask your doctor if they think waiting is OK.