SCAR TREATMENTS AND SCAR REVISION SURGERIES

CONSERVATIVE SCAR TREATMENTS (NON INVASIVE):

  • SILICONE GEL SHEETING / STIFT / GEL (TOPICAL&SUPERFICIAL))
  • CORTICOSTEROID INTRALAESIONAL INJECTION
  • COMPRESSION THERAPY
  • LASER
  • COMBINED METHODS
  • ADJUVANT METHODS

SCAR REVISION PROCEDURES:

  • SCAR EXCISION WITH SKIN SINGLE ADVANCEMENT
  • SCAR EXCISION WITH SKIN ROTATION ADVANCEMENT
  • SCAR EXCISION & SUBCUTANEOUS FLAP RECONSTRUCTION
  • Z-PLASTY
  • MULTIPLE Z-PLASTY
  • W-PLASTY
  • W-Y PLASTY
  • SKIN REPLACEMENT (FULL THICKNESS, HALF THICK, MESH GRAFT, ETC.)
  • LIPOFILLING (AUTOLOGOUS FAT GRAFTING)
  • OTHER RARE TECHNIQUES


IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • EVERY SCAR LOOKS LIKE A FINGERPRINT (UNIQUE)
  • LONG POSTOPERATIVE FOLLOW UP IS OBLIGATORY, IT IS DEPENDED ON SCAR TYPE
  • POSTOPERATIVE PREVENTIVE SCAR TREATMENT OBLIGATORY TOO
  • KELOID RECURRANCE RATE HAS BEEN OVER 60 %
  • AFTER KELOID EXCISION THE VERY FIRST ADJUVANT RADIOTHERAPY IS OBLIGATORY WITHIN 24 HOURS!
  • NEADJUVANT RADIOTHERAPY (BEFORE OPERATION) ACCPETED TOO
  • THERE ARE 6 TYPES OF SCARS ACCORDING THE VANCOUVER SCAR CLASSIFICATION
  • THE SCAR CONSULTATION CAN BE VERY LONG (45-60 min)

Every scar has got its own story!

Please send me your question and comment to kelemed@kelemed.eu !

 

Otto Kelemen MD PhD

consultant plastic surgeon

+36 30 9935 379