A member asked:

How to get a hypertrophic scar on my (23 day old tragus piercing) 2 disappear compleatly?

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Dr. Alan Zaccaria answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

A tough problem: Cartilage piercings can be very problematic. Sometimes when the piercing gets infected it can lead to hypertrophic scarring. Other factors such as genetics can come into play. The best way to manage it is to remove the earring and begin scar massaging. Over time it should improve. This will sometimes benefit from a steroid injection or may require scar revision. It will never disappear completely.

Answered 4/5/2016

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