what can I do?
Thank you for your pictures. Your keloids can be revised. The closure of the scar revision must be tension free. Tension or pull on the incision can produce wider scars. Dr. ES
Hello, I am sorry you have developed this fairly rare occurrence after your breast lift. These are hypertrophic scars that have formed. There are two avenues you can pursue. The first is a vascular tissue targeting laser, called the V Beam. This is a 'pulsed dye laser' that produces a high energy beam of light that passes through skin to the blood cells in the vessels of the scar. This laser causes obliteration of the those vessels and a visible reduction in the size and color of the scar. There is an initial blast of liquid nitrogen prior to each pulse of the laser to decrease discomfort and minimize thermal injury to the skin. I have been more impressed with this device then the IPL. The other avenue you could chose is surgical excision of the scars with precise restitching, and long term post operative elastic tape therapy. Although I feel this can be very effective at producing a fine, non-hypertrophic scar, I always encourage people to try the V Beam first. Best of luck!
