Scars left on my backside after liposuction. What do I do? (Photo)

Plastic surgery scars require attention after surgery so that they remain cosmetically-appealing and barely noticeable. In our office, we use a protocol for scars that minimizes their activity in the 6-8 weeks after surgery. If you have late plastic surgery scars, you may also require laser and RF therapy to help reduce the longterm effects of the scarring. Keloids, hypertrophic scars, widened scars, red scars, and hyperpigmented scars all require scar modulation with topical creams followed by lasers and RF therapy. Topical skincare should be directed to a specific need, whether for pigmentation or hypertrophy and our office can guide you through the process to obtain the correct Plato’s Scar cream or Melarase cream for hypertrophy and discoloration. In terms of lasers, we would employ the vbeam laser for redness, Venus Viva RF, PRP microneedling, chemical peels, and Morpheus 8, fractional erbium, or fractional co2. All of these have their individual benefits. Most of all, we recommend you visit a solid plastic surgeon who understands surgical scar revision, laser therapy, and RF therapy for scars.

Best,
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

If the access sites for the liposuction are not protected there can be excessive injury to the skin entry sites that may result in cavitation and or hypo/hyperpigmentation. I would personally recommend direct excising of the scars. I would recommend seeing a board-certified or board-eligible plastic surgeon with experience in aesthetic surgery.

I am sorry about scarring but sometimes scar can heal imperfectly. You can try kenalog injection, IPL Laser or scar revision. All of them are reasonable options