![]() ![]() Scar treatments are often quite challenging, but for Dr Manoharan, it’s one of the most enjoyable parts of his work and really is a passion. Scars that are very wide or deep may need surgical excision before laser treatment. ![]() These are often treated with a combination of vascular and fractional laser, as well as injection of steroid and scar softening agents. There are also hypertrophic and keloid scars, which are thick, stubborn scars. ![]() RF needling only requires a downtime of 24-72 hours, but may require more treatment sessions to reach the ideal outcome.Īn alternative option is the fraxel laser, which can also provide improvements with low downtime. Tiny gold plated pins penetrate the skin down to 3.5mm, releasing radio frequency waves that then break the scar tissue down. ![]() The CO2 treatment does have some downtime, usually about a week, but the results are well worth the downtime.įor those who don’t have as much downtime, we use the RadioFrequency needling device. He uses the Lumenis UltraPulse CO2 on a fully ablative and fractional mode, to treat scars both superficially and deeply, getting maximum impact and blending them with the surrounding skin. He then often follows this up in the same sitting with his signature CO2 laser which is gold standard for scar treatment. This also forms a framework for the collagen, elastin and extracellular matrix and these push the scarred area up. For most of these scars, a technique called subcision is utilised whereby under local anaesthetic blocks, these tethers are physically released by a special needle or a cannula. When scars tether to the underlying tissue, they can be very difficult scars to treat. Over the last decade Dr Manoharan has researched and developed patient treatment options for your scars. To understand scar treatments, it’s important to understand different types of scars as this, alongside the patient’s skin type and downtime available will often dictate the treatments used. Fortunately these days, there are a number of treatments available to be able to significantly improve most scars. Scars can cause significant emotional and psychological impact on many people, may even cause problems with interpersonal relationships and also professionally for some people. ![]()
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