Scar treatment.
Care for how it looks and feels.

A scar may feel raised, sunken, itchy or tight. Explore treatment choices that fit the scar, your skin and the change you would like.

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What can scar treatment help with?

Skin profiles compare flat, raised and indented scars.

Scar treatment aims to improve a scar’s appearance, comfort or flexibility. It may soften a raised area, reduce redness or itch, or help movement where skin feels tight.

A scar forms as damaged skin heals. Its cause, age, depth and your healing history affect what may help. Complete removal cannot be promised, and some scars improve with time alone.

Different scars need different care.

A raised band remains within the dashed outline of the original wound.

Raised scars

A hypertrophic scar stays within the original injury. It may be firm, red or itchy and can gradually flatten as it matures.

A raised keloid extends outside the dashed original wound boundary.

Keloids

A keloid grows beyond the original injury. It may keep enlarging or return after treatment, so preventing regrowth is part of the plan.

Understand keloids

A scar sits below the surrounding skin surface.

Indented scars

A loss of support or tethering beneath the skin can leave a depression. Acne scars are one example, and often include several shapes.

Explore acne scar care

A scar band across a bent joint illustrates restricted movement.

Tight scars

A contracture can pull on nearby skin and limit movement, sometimes after a burn. Function matters as much as appearance and may need specialist care.

Start with care for healed skin.

A silicone sheet laid over a closed scar.

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Wait until the wound has closed
Silicone products and scar massage are for appropriately healed skin, not an open or infected wound. Follow the advice of the team managing your injury or surgery.
02
Ask about silicone and pressure
Silicone gel or sheets may help some raised scars. Pressure garments may be prescribed for selected scars, especially after burns. Fit and regular review matter; do not improvise tight bandaging.
03
Protect and watch the skin
Use sun protection on exposed scars. If massage is advised, ask when and how to begin. Stop a product and seek advice if it causes a rash or skin breakdown.

Match the method to the scar.

A conceptual medicine injection near raised scar tissue, without treatment settings.

Scar injections

Corticosteroid injections and other medicines may help selected raised scars or keloids. They can soften tissue and ease symptoms; thinning skin and pigment changes are possible.

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Laser treatment

Some lasers target redness; others work on texture. Fractional CO₂ is one resurfacing option, with wound care and pigment risks to discuss.

Understand fractional CO₂

Fine needles create small controlled channels in skin.

Microneedling

Needling may improve some indented scars as skin remodels. It is not a routine choice for every raised scar or keloid.

Understand microneedling

A handpiece treating the outer skin surface.

Surface treatments

Selected peels or resurfacing techniques may address shallow irregularities or colour. A surface treatment will not release a tight scar or flatten every keloid.

Understand chemical peels

A conceptual release of tissue bands beneath an indented scar.

Support for a depression

Selected tethered scars may need release beneath the skin. Some depressions may be considered for filler. These are different procedures with different risks.

Compare indented-scar options

A planned surgical closure illustrated with sutures.

Surgical revision

Surgery may change a scar’s width, direction or tension, or release a contracture. It creates a new scar and needs a healing plan.

Learn about revision

When might surgery help?

A planned closure represents a new surgical scar, not scar disappearance.

A surgeon may consider revision for a widened, poorly positioned or tight scar. The aim can be a less noticeable line, improved flexibility or both.

Revision can involve removing part of a scar and closing the skin differently. More complex scars may need tissue rearrangement or a graft. The method and anaesthesia depend on the scar and area.

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A new scar still needs care
Surgery replaces or reshapes scar tissue; it cannot make skin as though no injury occurred. Discuss the likely location and length of the new scar.
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Keloids need a regrowth plan
Removing a keloid alone can lead to recurrence, sometimes larger than before. Additional treatments may be recommended to reduce that risk.
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Confirm the right specialist
A tight burn scar or a scar affecting a joint may need a reconstructive surgeon and rehabilitation support. Your consultation should establish who will manage the procedure and follow-up.

What guides your treatment plan?

A healed scar examined alongside a measuring guide.

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Your main concern
Explain whether appearance, itch, pain or limited movement matters most. A useful treatment goal may involve comfort even when the scar remains visible.
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The scar’s history
Bring details of the injury or surgery, how the scar has changed and previous treatments. A new scar may need time to settle; a painful or growing scar needs assessment.
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Your health and healing
Mention medicines, smoking, diabetes, skin infections, pregnancy and any history of keloids. These can affect timing, procedure choice and recovery.

OUR PROCEDURE

What happens at your appointment?

STEP 01

Examine the scar and agree a goal

Look beyond the surface
The clinician checks height, colour, firmness, symptoms and movement. Photographs and measurements can help follow progress.
Choose the next step
Discuss observation, skin care, procedures or referral. Understand alternatives, costs, likely recovery and whether several stages may be needed.

Scar size and appearance assessed before planning.

STEP 02

Use the selected approach

Prepare for the method
A dressing, injection, laser and surgery involve different preparation. Confirm numbing or anaesthesia and, for laser treatment, suitable eye protection.
Know what happens afterwards
The treating clinician explains wound care, medicines if needed, activity limits and whom to contact. Surgical wounds may need dressings and a planned suture review.

Different scar profiles represent different treatment choices.

STEP 03

Check healing and response

Track appearance and symptoms
Review colour, thickness, discomfort and movement. The right interval depends on the treatment and your skin’s response.
Adjust before repeating
A plan may change if a scar regrows, pigment changes or the improvement is limited. Repeating the same procedure is not always the best next step.

Give the scar time to settle.

A silicone sheet represents selected care after the skin has healed.

Scar improvement is usually gradual. Redness and firmness can change over months, and the final appearance after revision may take a year or longer to settle.

Recovery differs by treatment. Injections may leave temporary soreness; resurfacing can need wound care; surgery may require dressings, suture care and limits on stretching the area. Follow your own written plan.

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Understand possible complications
Infection, bleeding, pigment change, persistent pain, altered sensation and a worse or recurrent scar are possible. Surgery also carries wound-healing and anaesthetic risks.
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Get help for unexpected changes
Contact your treating team promptly about increasing pain, spreading redness, discharge, fever or a wound opening. A scar that develops a new lump, ulcer or unexplained bleeding also needs assessment.

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