5 inch scar on the left side of abdominal. What's the best scar revision option? (Photo)

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I was born with Hirschsprung's disease when I was about two weeks old. I am now 20. I had under went a pull through surgery at which had left a 5inch scar on the left side of my abdominal. what do you think is the best scar revision option out there for me? sillicon gel? non surgical laser skin resurfacing? or another surgery? Thank you guys, and please pm me if you are from madison wi area.

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
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Jason Emer, MD · Answer

This needs a combination of surgical scar revision in stages and then laser treatments.  I suggest seeing a scarring expert.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

A scar revision is probably worth while. Not sure why your scar would pull down like that unless you had a wound healing issue and it healed in secondarily.

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