Scar Revision Z Plasty Brisbane

Hi benzs55a can you tell me how long it took for your's to improve? are you happy with your results? i'm booked in with a dermatologist i'd like to get the v beam done for the redness & laser to smooth it out as much as possible ill be applying silicone sheets religiously too let me know your thoughts thank goodness for realself!

I also used those methods as well afterwards. What I am about to say comes from personal experience and the best I have ever talked to agree with this. You must wait a minimum of 6 weeks before going over the scar with the resurfacing laser. Also, do not get convinced by anyone to use any fraxel, fractionated co2 or fractionated erbium, or even full erbium. All of these are useless and all receive poor reviews. Only a true fully ablative co2 laser has the power to plain down the scar to the level of surrounding skin. It works beautifully because scar tissue ablates more easily then the surrounding skin. No other laser compares to this device, read reviews. Some doctors advise against them because of possible side effects due to the power of this laser, but as long as you take excellent care of the wound you'll have no problems.

As for the V-Beam, it does work well removing redness from the scar, but after it's fully healed from the co2 it may not even be necessary. Lastly, never use silicone strips on a fresh wound, but they are pretty effective and simple to use.

Did you have the fully ablative done? If so how many did you have done? Wondering how many sessions is need to get a satisfactory result

Thanks for the info i went a bit crazy & ordered every scar silicone sheet i could get my hands on. I am looking forward to using the scar away iv'e heard a lot of good feedback. Thanks again i'll post my progress

I also found silicon sheet good with smooth things out, but not good with coloring.

It did but as the scar settles down it'll go pretty close to back normal, to the degree that you'll notice it a bit but no one else will be able to tell. That process however took about 3 months.

Phew thank goodness for that I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by the whole process I actually had a breast reduction done at the same time. I have zero energy at the moment waking up & looking at this in the mirror everyday I start to freak out a bit but like you said I have to keep reminding myself I'll will get better over time. Do you have any photos you can share with me?

I'll check if I have any. I didn't really take to many focusing on the scar because it was something I wanted to forget about. Lastly, one thing that helped is the use of Botox on the forehead. Foreheads have a lot of movement and botox stops this for about 3 months. This helps because as your scar is healing your forehead is not contracting pulling apart and stretching/widening the scar as it's trying to heal.

I have horrible scars under my arm. Dr Choi worst surgeon

Any updates??