Korean clinics excel at minimizing existing scars. Whether from surgery, injury, or acne, advanced techniques can significantly improve scar appearance.
Types of Scars Treated
- Surgical scars
- Injury/trauma scars
- Burn scars
- Acne scars
- Keloid and hypertrophic scars
Treatment Options
Surgical Revision
- Excising old scar
- Re-closing with better technique
- Changing scar direction
- Z-plasty or W-plasty techniques
Laser Treatment
- Fractional lasers for texture
- Vascular lasers for redness
- Resurfacing for overall improvement
- Multiple sessions typically needed
Injection Treatments
- Steroid injections (for keloids)
- Filler (for depressed scars)
- 5-FU injections
Microneedling/RF
- Stimulates collagen remodeling
- Improves texture
- Multiple sessions needed
Scar-Specific Approaches
Raised Scars (Keloid/Hypertrophic)
- Steroid injections
- Pressure therapy
- Surgical excision (carefully)
- Radiation (for keloids)
Depressed Scars
- Subcision
- Filler
- Fat grafting
- Fractional laser
Wide Scars
- Surgical revision
- Serial excision
- Tissue expansion
Timeline Expectations
- Scars mature over 12-18 months
- Treatment often done after maturation
- Multiple treatments may be needed
- Improvement, not perfection, is goal
Korean Expertise
- Experience with Asian skin
- Understanding of scarring tendencies
- Advanced combination approaches
