“Can a plastic surgeon fix a facial scar?”
I am a 34 year old male and I have a scar which I want to remove. Can a plastic surgeon fix a facial scar?
9 Answers
Plastic surgeons most certainly treat all types of scar formation. However, the scar can be improved, but not removed entirely.
Good luck.
Good luck.
This is something we do all the time. There are MANY ways to fix a scar and the methods depend on the qualities we are trying to augment. Color, depth, texture, and so on. Sometimes this requires skin care products or topical agents, sometimes injectables or laser, sometimes this may require local surgeries to excise or alter the scar.
In most cases, yes, a facial scar can be fixed. Depending on the size, location and texture, you may have to go to the operating room to have it repaired. You will have another scar that will replace your old one, however, it will be more cosmetically appealing.
This is considered constructive surgery as it is a deformity secondary to accident or illness. Three major factors involve scars, contour, color, and width. Contour indentation or protruding scars are the most noticeable, and second is the color. The width may not be very noticeable if the scar is flat with normal color. Contracture of scar can also give a facial deformity. There are tension lines in the skin and there are ways to revise the sacar by removal of the original scar and may change directions of some of the scar so that most of the scar is along the tension lines leaving very little scar and hopefully totally unnoticeable. The method may be Z- plasties, rotational flaps, transitional flaps or advancement flaps or just a simple revision using an traumatic method. An enlarged scar called a hypertrophic scar, or keloid scar can also be treated.
There are many factors in the facial scarring. It depends on the area, size and what type of scarring. You would need to consult a Facial Plastic Surgeon.
Improve yes, remove completely no
There are many options to improve the appearance of new or old scars. The first step is always an in-person consultation to see exactly where the scar is located and its particular characteristics.
Hope this helps. Best of luck,
Dr. C
Hope this helps. Best of luck,
Dr. C
Yes. There are many varied pattern of wound healing, genetically. Some scars can be sanded down with dermabrasion, other with scar revision, removing a scar and creating a new more favorable scar. Also sometimes skin flaps can help with improving scars. It MUST be remembered that once a scar is created there will always be a scar there, but some are much more acceptable than others.
Facial scars can generally be minimized, but not necessarily removed entirely.
