I don’t wanna make this a long story but I got into a verbal disagreement and glass was thrown into my face making me suffer some minor injuries but the main one was my lip being cut up. It was stitched by a plastic surgeon who said it wouldn’t keloid but it did. This is bad for me because I model. And right when my career was about to take off THIS ruins it. I wanna know if I could possibly get filler to fill in the other side of my lip to make it even? Is that recommended? HELP.
January 4, 2022
Answer: Scar Evolution vs Hypertrophic scar vs Keloid Dear Caring999555, Thank you for sharing your photos, I would also recommend in-person consultation so that your features can be better seen/felt and examined. The given photo highlighted some asymmetry at the injured / repaired area but no apparent keloid is seen. However, scars (surgical or traumatic) evolve over time, and it can cause some irregularity over the lip. This may take a few steroids injections or it may simply need sometime. In the mean time, massage over the scarred area often helps with lymphatic and scar to soften.
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January 4, 2022
Answer: Scar Evolution vs Hypertrophic scar vs Keloid Dear Caring999555, Thank you for sharing your photos, I would also recommend in-person consultation so that your features can be better seen/felt and examined. The given photo highlighted some asymmetry at the injured / repaired area but no apparent keloid is seen. However, scars (surgical or traumatic) evolve over time, and it can cause some irregularity over the lip. This may take a few steroids injections or it may simply need sometime. In the mean time, massage over the scarred area often helps with lymphatic and scar to soften.
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December 30, 2021
Answer: Understanding keloids Based on your pictures he did not have any evidence of having developed keloids. Keloid and development is extremely uncommon on the lips. There may be scar tissue which is a normal part of healing. Fillers will add volume and if your volume deficit is the problem then fillers may help. Lip scars can change lip contour because of scar tissue formation, scar tissue contraction or misalignment of anatomic approximation during the repair. These are however not volume deficit problems. Based on your pictures it looks like your plastic surgeon did a very nice job for you. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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December 30, 2021
Answer: Understanding keloids Based on your pictures he did not have any evidence of having developed keloids. Keloid and development is extremely uncommon on the lips. There may be scar tissue which is a normal part of healing. Fillers will add volume and if your volume deficit is the problem then fillers may help. Lip scars can change lip contour because of scar tissue formation, scar tissue contraction or misalignment of anatomic approximation during the repair. These are however not volume deficit problems. Based on your pictures it looks like your plastic surgeon did a very nice job for you. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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