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Does carboxytherapy help remove the indent from a scar?

lizalisa268Sep 25, 2021
Does carboxy help break up adhesions or help an indented scar be more level with the rest of skin? I have an old appendix scar that makes my stomach indented and my belly fat hangs over that area. I don't mind the scar itself, I just want there to be no indentation.

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