Scar revision surgery failed to improve my scar. Is this because my skin heals poorly or did something else go wrong? (photo)
My trauma scar was revised 8 months ago. After surgery, the scar started out thin but then widened and sunk in as it healed. It is now wide, atrophic and lumpy. I don't understand why it didn't heal into a fine line. I do not have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, but I pass the tests for high laxity skin. My skin is thin and delicate. Could this be why I healed poorly? My scar looks like an EDS scar- like thin, weak, crinkly cigarette paper. I assume another surgery would produce the same poor result?
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Dr. Jason Emer, MD
Dermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
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Dr. Arian Mowlavi, MD, FACS (license on probation)
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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