I had a bcc on nose, MOHS surgery and then forehead flap in 2020. This knot in eyebrow is still there. I have had maybe 5 steroid shots over last 3 years and have massaged it as well. What else is there to do?
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Answer: For Scars: Varying Combinations, Concentrations, & Amounts Of Anti-Inflammatories
Our office has many different treatments for scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Scars require a combination approach using our HI DEF protocol which uses a combination of lasers, topical scar modulation, and RF treatments to pixelate scars, improve contour, reduce...
At least from the photos provided, the scar looks like it could be shrunk and flattened using intralesional 5-FU, which can be used as an alternative to Kenalog or combined with Kenalog in such a concentration as to minimize the chance for steroid atrophy. I am concerned that excision would...
If your pictures are showing one side versus the other then I can see one scar is significantly less cosmetically pleasing than the other. It looks like you developed a hypertrophic scar due to the issue with the sutures. If the scar bothers you a simple scar revision where a plastic surgeon...
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