How To Get Rid Of Chicken Pox Scars On Face?

Posted on Wed, 11 Feb 2015

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Wed, 11 Feb 2015 Answered on

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Question : I want to get rid of two pits on my face after chicken pox infection that I had 20 years back

Answered by Dr. Shahid Hassan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Need Intervention

Detailed Answer:
Hi, welcome to HCM,

Scar due to chickenpox can be easily cured by Pixel CO2 Laser. It needs 3-5 sittings depending on depth and improvement of scar.
Alternatively it can also be made less obvious by the use of dermabrasion.
Decision on exact treatment modality can be taken after reviewing the scar.
There is a feature to upload the image by yourself on the right side of this query page. You may utilize that. Alternatively, you can email it to YYYY@YYYY with subject line as "ATTN: Dr. Shahid Hassan".

Hope this is helpful.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj