Bad keloids after BA is correction possible? (Photos)

There are multiple modalities available to treat scars such as your own. The reason for many options is that none are perfect and none can guarantee improvement. Discuss options with your surgeon. He or she may be able to lay out a flexible plan of treatment with changing options depending on the response.

Unfortunately, after surgery, a person’s body takes over the healing and scars. Sometimes, they can be thick and dark as an over response of the healing process despite good plastic surgery technique.

Talk to your plastic surgeon about kenalog injections, silicone sheets, massage, etc to hopefully improve them.

Thanks for your question!
There are a few procedures that may help. Micro-needling, laser, steroid injections, etc. Schedule an appointment with your surgeon to discuss your options. Best wishes!

Is probably best to return to your plastic surgeon for guidance. There are a number of different things to try, including steroid injection, silicone sheeting, laser, and others. It often takes many steps to get some kind of acceptable improvement.

Thank you for your inquiry!! One option is revising the scars. This does not guarantee the incision will not heal the same way. It just gives it another chance to heal without keloids. We would love to meet with you to discuss your concerns. Schedule a consultation with a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon to discuss your goals.

It looks like you are developing hypertrophic scars. Please see your surgeon to discuss treatments that can reduce their appearance and ease itchiness. Options can include steroid injection, topical treatments and surgery.

Hi, you should talk to your surgeon about fixing the scars. You may want to start with a steroid injection, but if that doesn't work, the having your surgeon remove the scars and inject steroid could be helpful. After the scar revision, pressure therapy with silicone tape may also be beneficial. If you communicate your concerns with your surgeon, he/she should be able to help you. Best of luck!

Dear 3qtkids,

for scars, I close all of my incisions in 5 layers and do not use absorbable sutures because they cause inflammation and worse scarring. I tape all of my incisions in the office visits once a week for six weeks after surgery to improve the appearance. After taping, I start my patients on a scar gel therapy for 3 months that they have to put on their incisions twice daily.
You should discuss your concerns with your plastic surgeon as different surgeons have different approaches in scar management.


Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Those scars look like hypertrophic scar...a little different thyan keloid but treatment is about the same.

Steroid injections might help flatten them. Removing them surgically, and using elastic silicone gel tape may help them heal better next time.

Treatment of this type of scars usually starts with injections of corticosteroids and long term pressure application in the forms of scar tapes. Additional plan of treatment may be developed if necessary . This is an issue to be discussed with your surgeon. Good luck.