I have a scar in the centre of my forehead. It is now two years old but I’m concerned about how it’s healed. It’s not a thin line like I’d have hoped but a bit wider. Is this likely to be less noticeable with time? It’s also quite white. Is there anything I can do to help? Thanks
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At least from the photos provided, your right side appears very much like a string of ice pick-type scars encircling the ala, and your left side a continuous, elevated linear hypertrophic scar encircling the ala.
If this is indeed so, then use of TCA CROSS CAN BE USED TO TREAT THE ICEPICK TYPE...
I have had success in cases of persistent or recurrent hypertrophic scars and Keloids by first employing Scalpel Sculpting to debulk the scar down to being flush with the surrounding normal skin and then subsequently injecting the base of the scar with intralesional triamcinolone +/- 5-FU to...
Given the time that has elapsed, there is unlikely to be further positive change in your situation. I would recommend the guidance from a plastic surgeon. The issue may be more than skin deep, and your wound may require a revision of the anterior abdominal way to achieve volume restoration and...