Hypertrophic scars are often confused with keloids, since both have to be thick, red and elevated. However, it is unusual to see a scar from this type improve on their own, although this process will take a year or more, or require the help of steroid injections.
If treatment does not act effectively moderate, hypertrophic scars usually manage to be improved surgically. The plastic surgeon removes the scar and closes the incision to heal with a pattern less Read the rest of this entry »