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A member asked:
What are the side effects of steroid injection for treating superficial scars?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Overcorrection: Atrophy, telangiectasias, hypopigmentation , depression, widening, redness.
Answered 4/11/2013
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Scar treatment : Atrophy or a localized indentation of the skin may result from steroid injections into scars . This side effect may be minimized by reducing the concentration and amount of the intralesional corticosteroid.
Answered 4/12/2013
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Not much: There should be no side effects of note from a local steroid injection.
Answered 5/13/2013
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