I had surgery in December 2021 and I now have two scars that healed well BUT their upper border is thick and raised. I have two questions: - can the border flatten in the future? Even if it takes years to happen? - I read about non ablative lasers (1565 nm) for scars like mine and I found promising scientific articles. Could this be useful?
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Hello Kaula. It's possible that fractional laser resurfacing may benefit you but it's difficult to tall from the photos so an in person consultation with a scar expert (see link) is necessary. Best of luck.
Hello Courageous. Yes, it's very probable that a deep fractional procedure would help with your scars, With the smaller round one and even the edges of the longer ones, it's also possible that TCA cross (acid) solution may soften these marks (see link below). Regardless of which treatment you...
Our office has many different treatments for acne scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Acne 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...
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