Scars are not pretty. Millions of dollars are spent every year in marketing new products that promise that the scars will go away… With so much bombardment of advertisements and information it gets confusing. There are a few therapies I recommend.

1. Try to treat the scars early. Remember skin is like clay, when it is recent you can mold it better.
2. Use silicone patches such as Neosporin Scar Solution or Curad silicone patches. Any silicone patch will do just fine. Use it daily for 3 months at least.
3. Use silicone gel if patches get difficult to find or to use. Some brands are: Dermatix, Kelo-cote, among others.
4. If the scar is red, you can get treated with the pulsed dye laser or green filter of your IPL.
5. If the scar is white, you can blend the scar with the surrounding skin using the diffferent fractional lasers or pulsed dye laser.
6. There are other therapies you can try such as peels, cryosurgery, and dermabrasion but only under the expert hands of your dermatologic surgeon…

Have a wonderful weekend,

Dr. Esperanza Welsh, MD FAAD
Board Certified Dermatologist
Monterrey, Mexico

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