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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. Best, Dr. KaramanoukianRealself100 Surgeon
Hi Mychelita. If the scars are hard and raised, we would likely start with kenalog injections. After the scars have been flattened and softened, we can proceed with treatments to remove the color (q-switched Nd:Yg).To see examples of before and after photos for scar treatments in our Los Angeles office click on the link below.
Thanks for your photo. I agree with Dr. Karamanoukian that you should remove the foreign body piercing and keep the area clean to remove the inflammatory stimulation. The scars and keloids form as a healing response to trauma and should settle down in a few months, but will grow...
Dark scars on the legs are a common concern in our office and we recommend a combination of Melarase creams to the areas twice daily plus monthly light chemical peels. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian Los Angeles
Our treatments use combination therapy to improve the epidermis and dermis for most deep scars. The options available for acne scars depend on the character of your scars, in terms of topography and contour. We see atrophic and hypertrophic acne scars, as well as scars that have hypo and...
In our office, we usually begin patients with Melarase creams if they have noticeable dark scars. If the scars are dermal, then light chemical peels in the office may help expedite the process. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian Los Angeles
The bulge that you see around the C-section scar may be excess fat that can be removed with some liposuction and surgical subcision of your scar. Laser resurfacing may also help scar texture. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian Los Angeles
