Scar Revision
Serving Albuquerque & Santa Fe, New Mexico
Scars
- whether they're caused by accidents or by surgery - are unpredictable.
The way a scar develops depends as much on how your body heals as
it does on the original injury or on the surgeon's skills.
Many
variables can affect the severity of scarring, including the size
and depth of the wound, the blood supply to the area, the thickness
and color of your skin, and the direction of the scar. How much
the appearance of a scar bothers you is, of course, a personal matter.
While
no scar can be removed completely, plastic surgeons can often improve
the appearance of a scar, making it less obvious through the injection
or application of certain steroid medications or through surgical
procedures known as scar revisions. |