While this is one effective way to treat ice-pick scars, please consider the more conservative TCA-Cross method involving topical application of 80-100% trichloracetic acid solution which can also be quite effective. If punch excision is done, usually some kind of re-surfacing procedure should...
Since the walls of a chicken pox scar is so sharply punched out and deep below the surface, other modalities for scars such as fillers, Fraxel, CO2 laser, either do not work very well or are not appropriate.
The punch is taken slightly around the chicken pox scar and a fine suture is placed.
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If the scar is attached to underlying structures. The Physician can take a small needle underneath the skin to break the tissue that is pulling the scar down. This procedure may be combined with the injection of a dermal filler to lift up scar.
Punch...