Is there a way for this redness to be removed? (Photo)

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I had a small mole which I removed with a plasma pen. This left me with a pink raised scar. I went over the scar with the plasma pen and now there’s a bigger red spot. Can lasers reduce this redness?

Anil R. Shah, MD · Answer

Hello. My name is Ranen and I am an Aesthetic Nurse at Aesthetic Skin.  I would recommend doing a coolpeel Co2 laser for this.  It will help reduce the scar tissue and flatten it and will help reduce the pigmentation as well.  If you have any other questions please feel free to contact me at 312-944-0117

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

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 hyperpigmentation, and improve the visibility of the scars so that they are no longer visible in ambient light. Everyone has a unique pattern of scarring and we employ our HIDEF technique to improve texture, color, contour, and topography. We often use a combination of treatments that begin with a careful examination to examine the micro texturing of the acne scars. Atrophic scars and indented  scars can benefit from injectable fillers such as Radiesse, Sculptra, and Restylane with or without subcision to remove tethered scars and atrophic depression. Hyper-redness in scars can be improved with V beam laser, Excel V, BBL, IPL, and Venus RF to improve  the redness and reduce the visibility of deep scars. Fractional Thulium laser and clear & brilliant can also reduce the inflammation and redness of the scar when combined with topical therapy. Fractional lasers such as Fraxel, erbium, and CO2 laser can be combined with radio frequency and also fractional RF to improve textual issues and microtopography. Subcision and TCA cross are also used for deep ice pick scars and narrow valley scars in order to improve the micro texture.  Above all, our combination approach with our clinical nurses and board-certified plastic surgeons can improve the quality of your skin by using at home Melarase creams combined with PRP treatments in our office to improve your skin quality and tone. I recommend getting a formal evaluation with an experienced team of experts in order to reduce your scarring.
 
Finally, hyperpigmentation of scars can be improved with at-home Melarase AM, Melarase PM, and Melapads to help reduce active PIH and melanin deposition.

Best, 
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Monika Kiripolsky, MD · Answer

Hi Mari,
Yikes! Yes, lasers can help you. Please see a board-certified dermatologist to help you fix this and hide the plasma pen from yourself. You are only going to do more damage to the site if you ever treat it with that pen again. 
Hope this helps,
Dr. Kiripolsky

Eeshara Vithana, MBBS, MSc, MD · Answer

HiYes this can be treated with Vascular laser like Cutera xcel v 532 vascular and then pigment modes

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