Is It Possible to Surgically Remove Scar Tissue from an Old Ear Piercing?

Our treatments use combination therapy to improve the epidermis and dermis for most deep scars. The options available for acne scars depend on the character of your scars, in terms of topography and contour. We see atrophic and hypertrophic acne scars, as well as scars that have hypo and...

Your abdominal scar is similar to one or more in the photo gallery of San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. Steve Laverson.  Not only will you see how much scar can be removed by tummy tuck, but you will see that your fear of a "hip to hip" scar may not be justified.  

If the scar on the lip bothers you, I would recommend surgical scar revision to remove the bad scar and attempt to improve the overall visibility of the scar.

Not all elevated, thickened scars are the same.  Scars that grow beyond the borders of the initial injury (incsion, cut, etc) are referred to as keloids.  They are not as common as hypertrophic scars but are more challenging to treat.  Steroid injections can provide benefit but...

Chest keloids from heart surgery can be treated non surgically with the following:  Selective IIT Cryotherapy Pressure Treatment Pulsed Dye Scar Laser

Keloid therapy will take time.  You may wish to have him involved in future treatments in the future.  It is not a disease, so you should feel comfortable in discussing the future therapies.