I had a rhinoplasty a few years ago and had alarplasty scars that my surgeon was not successful in hiding in the creases of my smile line. He went back in a year later to revise my scar but it still makes my smile look unnatural and my smile lines uneven. I've gone back to his office several times for Fraxel lasers, waiting 3-6 months in between for it to heal, but it hasn't been successful. Is there anything else I can do to fade the scars and make my smile lines symmetrical?
July 16, 2018
Answer: Irregular scars Hi thanks for posting pictures. It looks like your scars are thickened and irregular. They would respond better to dermabrasion and or fractora than to traditional lasers. Hope you find your way to a good surgeon. DrC
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July 16, 2018
Answer: Irregular scars Hi thanks for posting pictures. It looks like your scars are thickened and irregular. They would respond better to dermabrasion and or fractora than to traditional lasers. Hope you find your way to a good surgeon. DrC
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July 16, 2018
Answer: Scar after Alarplasty Hi there and thank you for the pic. Based on your photo, there are two ways to make your scar less noticeable: a non-surgical way and a surgical way. The non-surgical way would include the combination of steroid injections and dermabrasion. You will probably need two cycles to improve the appearance of the scar. The surgical option would be a resection of the old scar tissue and a new alignment of the skin envelope. This can be performed with local anaesthesia. Regarding your smiling, you need to discuss the changes you have observed with an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon before evaluating, if any of the discussed procedures would help you. Good luck!
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July 16, 2018
Answer: Scar after Alarplasty Hi there and thank you for the pic. Based on your photo, there are two ways to make your scar less noticeable: a non-surgical way and a surgical way. The non-surgical way would include the combination of steroid injections and dermabrasion. You will probably need two cycles to improve the appearance of the scar. The surgical option would be a resection of the old scar tissue and a new alignment of the skin envelope. This can be performed with local anaesthesia. Regarding your smiling, you need to discuss the changes you have observed with an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon before evaluating, if any of the discussed procedures would help you. Good luck!
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