A 37-year-old member asked:
can you flatten a scar with dermabrasion?
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Dr. Allison Holzapfel answered
22 years experience Plastic Surgery
Yes: This depends on the location of the scar, but raised scars on the face can be significantly flattened with dermabrasion.
Answered on Dec 7, 2015
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Dr. Lara Devgan answered
14 years experience Plastic Surgery
Yes: Scars mature and can continue to improve for up to a year. They are sun-sensitive and may become hyperpigmented with sun exposure. The best way to treat a scar depends on the scar. Options include silicone gel, silicone sheeting, use of filler (for spot or crater-like scars), laser therapy, hydroquinone, dermabrasion, or kenalog (triamcinolone) injection, or surgical scar revision. See your plastic surgeon.
Answered on Jul 22, 2018
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Otto Placik answered
34 years experience Plastic Surgery
Active or atrophic: Active acne lesions with infection or atrophic scars with minimal or absent epithelium are not good scars for dermabrasion.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Otto Placik answered
34 years experience Plastic Surgery
Superfcl scar/lesion: It is best used for superficial scars or lesions limited to the upper dermis or epidermis. Dermabrasion will likely improve a scar by 30%, at most) in ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alberico Sessa answered
21 years experience Plastic Surgery
Yes: Dermabrasion is a lost art- it will definitly work wonders on a raised scar. Other modalities that will work are co2 lasers.
A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ram Kalus answered
39 years experience Plastic Surgery
Very good.: Dermabrasion can be very effective in improving the appearance of acne scars, although it may need to be repeated.
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