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At least from the photos provided, the scars resemble large stretch marks, and if indeed so, they can potentially be treated like them. One approach that I have found helpful is to use subcision to elevate and smooth any of the particularly indented portions of the scars. For the more crinkly, stretch marks-like portions, Profhilo or other HA skin boosters may be injected. Following the aforementioned, the surface, cigarette paper-like crinkles can be addressed with professionally performed manual microneedling (no need for the added expense and risks of RF microneedling). No doubt along the way in your search for treatments you will be hawked the use of various relatively expensive fraxel laser and RF "bells and whilstels" gizmos. When considering these, you would be wise to exercise a healthy dose of "buyer beware," since the hard science to support the use of these here-today-gone-tomorrow, supposedly "next big thing" devices lags well behind the marketing and social media hype that surrounds them. Make sure to consult with an experienced, board certified cosmetic dermatologist scar specialist. Hope this helps and best of luck.
Sorry this happened. You would be wise to consult with a board certified cosmetic dermatologist scar specialist about the use of manual microneedling (no need for the added expense and rsks of RF microneedling) accompanied by the application of pigment enhancing medications, such as topical...
Our treatments use combination therapy to improve the epidermis and dermis. We see atrophic and hypertrophic scars, as well as scars that have hypo and hyperpigmentation. Our main concern is rebuilding collagen and that is why we use a HIDEF protocol that includes combination therapy. Morpheus...
Your scars are in the timeframe where they look the worst they will look. From roughly 6 weeks to 3 months then tend to look more red and raised than the time before or after. It can take scars a year or two to fully mature and become thin and white. Keep using the silicone treatment and give...
Your scar appears to be both wide and depressed. Options would include another scar revision or filling the base of the scar to make it even with the surrounding cheek tissue and then continuing with skin resurfacing to smooth the area
Subcision, a simple, relatively inexpensive minimally invasive procedure I have been routinely performing since 1995 has a seversl decades' long proven track record for both safety and efficacy for elevating and smoothing all kinds of indented (atrophic) scars (from all causes, including...
Our office has many different treatments for acne scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Acne scars require a combination approach using our HI DEF protocol which uses a combination of lasers, topical scar modulation, and RF treatments to pixelate scars, improve contour, reduce...
