Hello, I had an excision done to remove a chicken pox scar about 9 months ago. However, I think my stitches opened so my scar didn’t heal properly. I went to a skin specialist and she suggested that I do micro needling to minimize the scar. I don’t want to re-excise my scar, I think it would be pointless to go under the knife for something so small. Would it be safe to do micro needling on an excision or do any of you think it would make the scar worse?
Answer: Chicken pox scars--need subcision, fillers, lasers Microneedling will not give much improvement alone. Chicken pox scars need a combination approach of fillers, lasers, and subcision. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer
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Answer: Chicken pox scars--need subcision, fillers, lasers Microneedling will not give much improvement alone. Chicken pox scars need a combination approach of fillers, lasers, and subcision. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer
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February 26, 2019
Answer: Microneedling Microneedling can help blend the edges of the scar and restore some collagen in that area. It should not make the area worse. Hope this helps!
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February 26, 2019
Answer: Microneedling Microneedling can help blend the edges of the scar and restore some collagen in that area. It should not make the area worse. Hope this helps!
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November 29, 2018
Answer: Treating a surgical scar Chicken pox scars can be difficult to treat but in this case it appears that a surgical scar is what you want to treat. I think microneedling may help although a fractional nonablative laser (such as Fraxel or ResurFX) or a fractional CO2 laser (CO2RE) will almost certainly help more.
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November 29, 2018
Answer: Treating a surgical scar Chicken pox scars can be difficult to treat but in this case it appears that a surgical scar is what you want to treat. I think microneedling may help although a fractional nonablative laser (such as Fraxel or ResurFX) or a fractional CO2 laser (CO2RE) will almost certainly help more.
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Answer: Scars and Yes, it may help induce some collagen. Chick pox scars however are notoriously atrophic, academically you MAY get 20%-30% improvement in your scars. I personally think the time, effort and money for many sessions of microneedling may not yield the result you are after. You will have to talk about the procedure with your dermatologist or plastic surgeon to ensure your understand the end goals based upon probability of YOUR scar. As mentioned, for pox scarring inflammation early on is more and histology reflects this. Microneedling has come a long way over the past few years and can help skin via several methods. Firstly it releases cytokines and growth factors in the epidermis and dermis- the top and bottom layers of your skin. This in turn remodels scars and the dermal layer of the skin. Additionally needles can break up scars themselves. This leads to new collagen formation, and in practice can provide limited skin rejuvenation.
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Answer: Scars and Yes, it may help induce some collagen. Chick pox scars however are notoriously atrophic, academically you MAY get 20%-30% improvement in your scars. I personally think the time, effort and money for many sessions of microneedling may not yield the result you are after. You will have to talk about the procedure with your dermatologist or plastic surgeon to ensure your understand the end goals based upon probability of YOUR scar. As mentioned, for pox scarring inflammation early on is more and histology reflects this. Microneedling has come a long way over the past few years and can help skin via several methods. Firstly it releases cytokines and growth factors in the epidermis and dermis- the top and bottom layers of your skin. This in turn remodels scars and the dermal layer of the skin. Additionally needles can break up scars themselves. This leads to new collagen formation, and in practice can provide limited skin rejuvenation.
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