I'm over 12 months post op and now my skin around the incision has gone from mainly dark to having these light patches. The incision itself is very thin and flat. I'm just curious as to what my options are for the surrounding discoloration.
Answer: Scar Dear Eclectic385117,
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March 25, 2025
Answer: Scars At a year post op you can now consider scar revision. The photos that you provided show that the scar has widened which can occur due to tension on the scar as well as other causes. A scar revision will remove the current scar with the aim being that the new incision will have less tension and heal more favorably.
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March 25, 2025
Answer: Scars At a year post op you can now consider scar revision. The photos that you provided show that the scar has widened which can occur due to tension on the scar as well as other causes. A scar revision will remove the current scar with the aim being that the new incision will have less tension and heal more favorably.
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March 21, 2025
Answer: Recommend a combination of resurfacing lasers, melapeels, and Melarase creams to help reduce appearance. Abdominoplasty scars can be quite complex, ranging from the simple hypertrophic scar to a multiplane inflamed keloid. Pigmentation, discoloration, chronic inflammation, scar visibility can all occur in the short term. We begin each treatment with combination therapy using Yellow broadband BBL, Vbeam, fractional erbium, intralesional IIT, and scar modulation. Start with a combination of Plato's Scar Serum massaged twice daily after one week of epithelialization followed by Luminase/Exfolase. Scar consultation and revision may be recommended.
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March 21, 2025
Answer: Recommend a combination of resurfacing lasers, melapeels, and Melarase creams to help reduce appearance. Abdominoplasty scars can be quite complex, ranging from the simple hypertrophic scar to a multiplane inflamed keloid. Pigmentation, discoloration, chronic inflammation, scar visibility can all occur in the short term. We begin each treatment with combination therapy using Yellow broadband BBL, Vbeam, fractional erbium, intralesional IIT, and scar modulation. Start with a combination of Plato's Scar Serum massaged twice daily after one week of epithelialization followed by Luminase/Exfolase. Scar consultation and revision may be recommended.
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March 17, 2025
Answer: Unsightly Abdominoplasty incision Dear Eclectic: This far post surgery, the incision looks to be as good as it is going to get non surgically. Neither dermabrasion, microdermabrasion, Cool sculpting nor Morpheus is likely to be beneficial. A surgical revision offers the best chance for a better outcome because, unlike the first operation in which the skin was closed tightly under tension, with the revision, there is much less tension on the skin edges which means that the tendency to stretch (wide scar) is lessened. You should expect a thinner scar. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that it will look better even after a surgical revision because it is possible that you heal that way regardless of the technique or surgeon chosen. If you are opposed to surgical revision, and are otherwise happy with the contour, you might consider a professional tattoo. And for best results you should be free of all tobacco products.
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March 17, 2025
Answer: Unsightly Abdominoplasty incision Dear Eclectic: This far post surgery, the incision looks to be as good as it is going to get non surgically. Neither dermabrasion, microdermabrasion, Cool sculpting nor Morpheus is likely to be beneficial. A surgical revision offers the best chance for a better outcome because, unlike the first operation in which the skin was closed tightly under tension, with the revision, there is much less tension on the skin edges which means that the tendency to stretch (wide scar) is lessened. You should expect a thinner scar. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that it will look better even after a surgical revision because it is possible that you heal that way regardless of the technique or surgeon chosen. If you are opposed to surgical revision, and are otherwise happy with the contour, you might consider a professional tattoo. And for best results you should be free of all tobacco products.
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February 26, 2025
Answer: Scar I would first ask for a scar revision to make the scar less wide. Your swelling is all gone, so it will be less tight. When sutures or tapes are removed, then start scar products. If you wind up with areas where pigment is lost again, then cosmetic (not artistic) tattooing can apply your natural color again.
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February 26, 2025
Answer: Scar I would first ask for a scar revision to make the scar less wide. Your swelling is all gone, so it will be less tight. When sutures or tapes are removed, then start scar products. If you wind up with areas where pigment is lost again, then cosmetic (not artistic) tattooing can apply your natural color again.
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