CO2 laser treatment after kenalog steroid injections for scar?

October 28, 2015
Asked By:Goducks in Las Vegas, Nevada

my scar has developed thick lumps under the skin after 2 revision. Its not the raised scar which are on the surface of the skin. Mine is internal fibrosis lumps caused by trauma.after kenalog injections, the lump got smaller. Iwant to have co2 laser to address texture issues after the bump totally flattened. Iknow fibrosis are overproduced collagen but I noticed all these lasers are used to produce collagen.im afraid having lasers done is going to give me my lumps back after i got rid of them

Answers (3)

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June 4, 2024

Answer: A resurfacing laser such as CO2 can help even out skin texture caused by scarring.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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June 4, 2024

Answer: A resurfacing laser such as CO2 can help even out skin texture caused by scarring.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
October 30, 2015

Answer: Keloids -- Fraxel, 5fu/steroids, pulsed dye/vbeam/yellow laser

Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
October 30, 2015

Answer: Keloids -- Fraxel, 5fu/steroids, pulsed dye/vbeam/yellow laser

Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
November 1, 2015

Answer: Laser treatment to a scar

November 1, 2015

Answer: Laser treatment to a scar

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