I had a surgery around 2 months ago to do a z plasty as a scar revision. I had previously removed a mucocele from my lip which caused one side of my lip to be much lower. The z plasty fixed that issue but I have been still bothered by this scar that it left. Can I use fillers, fascia, silicone patches to deal with this if it stays? Besides the initial month of healing I haven't seen improvement. How long should I wait for scar improvement and is there anything I can do in the mean time?
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