Lip lift scar and nasal tip - would a laser treatment help with the scar tension?

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I had a lip lift about 4 years ago. I have noticed that the scarring is getting more noticeable, it looks like webbing. I also feel that it’s pulling on my nasal tip slightly, so it’s not lifted as much as I like. If I were to have laser treatment, would this help with the scar tension (as well as the asthetics) by softening the scar and stop it pulling down my nasal tip? To add, I also had rhinoplasty in the past too.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

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 RF therapy to help reduce the longterm effects of the scarring. Keloids, hypertrophic scars, widened scars, red scars, and hyperpigmented scars all require scar modulation with topical creams followed by lasers and RF therapy. Topical skincare should be directed to a specific need, whether for pigmentation or hypertrophy and our office can guide you through the process to obtain the correct Plato’s Scar cream or Melarase cream for hypertrophy and discoloration. In terms of lasers, we would employ the vbeam laser for redness, Venus Viva RF, PRP microneedling, chemical peels, and Morpheus 8, fractional erbium, or fractional co2. All of these have their individual benefits. Most of all, we recommend you visit a solid plastic surgeon who understands surgical scar revision, laser therapy, and RF therapy for scars. 
 
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Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

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