Can this scar be improved?

Subcision, which I have been routinely performing since 1995 is a simple, relatively inexpensive technique for elevating and smoothing all kinds of indented (atrophic) scars from all causes that has proven over the past several decades to be both effective and safe in all skin types. Following...

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...

My regular followers know only too well that I am no fan of the use of permanent fillers, as permanent fillers can translate into permanent complications, not just immediately after injection, but five, ten or even tweny+ years later.. And these complications can be very difficult to treat. And...

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...

An in-person examination would be ideal., however the history and the appearance of the scar suggest excess fibrous tissue in response to the injury. If this is indeed so, then the injection intralesionally of an anti-inflammatory agent would likely shrink the underlying fibrous scar tissue. You...

First, let me say that I am very sorry you are having this problem, although I am not surprised. My regular followers know well that I caution against scar revision surgeries in areas subject to motion or static tension, as these are prone to the subsequent development of stretch scars (which...