Scar Therapy


Before	After
"This patient is shown 9 months after scar revision from a minimal incision facelift that was done in 2004. Also notice the pigmentation correction the patient recieved from the Obagi systerm."

THE TYPICAL PATIENT

Desire for smoother, flatter, cleaner looking, less irregular skin and skin surface.
Helpful to reduce large pores, acne scars and burn scars.
Also helps to even skin color and skin tone and remove spots and blotches.

THE OPTIONS FOR TREATMENT

Topical Treatments. and consists of steroids with occlusion, silicone tape, silicone gel pads, Retin-A, Aloe Vera, hydroquinone and other massaging creams
Intralesional Steroids. This is also mostly for keloids and hypertrophic scars and consists of injections of steroids into the usually thick, red, raised scars.
Chemical Peels. This may be helpful to remove upper layers of skin and the scars contained therein.
Microdermabrasion. This is an in office procedure for quick and comfortable immediate treatment of many types of scars.
Surgery. This consists of simple excisions, shaving lesions, surgical revisions, punch excisions (1-4mm), punch and suture, punch and elevation, punch float, punch and graft, Z-plasties, or other surgical techniques.
Dermabrasion. This is more extensive and aggressive than microdermabrasion and may be helpful.
Laser Surgery. This is very effective in raised and some colored scars
Soft Tissue Injectables. These are often extremely effective and include Artecoll, Collagen, Restylane, Perlane and fat grafting.

THE PROCEDURE

Anesthesia is by application of a cream on the surface or an injection of local anesthetic.
It is very helpful and worthwhile to prepare the treatment of the skin with creams and solutions.
The interventions may be creams or surgery or injections. The scars are imperceptible.
There are no dressings and you can resume all normal activities virtually immediately.
This can be combined with other plastic surgical procedures.

THE RECOVERY

You can return to all activities immediately.
There are no unsightly scars or redness. You can cover the treated area with makeup immediately.
There is no pain.
There is little or no swelling.
There are usually no stitches, but if they are needed, they are removed at four to seven days.
No need to be off work.

THE RESULT

Beautiful result that is very quickly seen.
More confident and comfortable with you're appearance.
Lasts the rest of your life and always looks better than if you didn't do it.
Natural and presentable appearance in the first week that just gets better over the next three to six months.