Scar Revision for Alar Base Reduction Scar?

November 6, 2010
Asked By:girl20101 in buffalo

I have this alar base reduction scar and some surgeons here mentioned that I need to do "scar revision" and things like dermabrasion won't help. So what is scar revision? Does that mean the surgeon would have to cut it again and stitch it back again so there is no step deformity there?

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