Scar tissue under chin 9 months after platysmaplasty and liposuction - will it ever go away? (photos)

Question

I got plastysmaplasty and liposuction in January 2022. It is now nearly 9 months later and the scar tissue under my chin makes it seem like I never got the surgery at all. I’m super upset. Will it ever go away? How much longer am I supposed to wait? I’ve had at least 5 injections of cortisone over the last few months. Do I need corrective surgery? Please help!

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. 
 
Best, 
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Scar tissue under chin 9 months after platysmaplasty and liposuction - will it ever go away? (photos)

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