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After an arthroscopic shoulder surgery will there be permanent scars on the shoulder skin?
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Yes: They will likely be small and relatively inconspicuous when healed, especially if kept out of the sun or tanning bed while pink (6-12 months). But the scope has to be inserted into the shoulder somehow, and that is via small incisions that leave permanent scars.
Answered 8/6/2015
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