Suggest Treatment For Thick Scars On Feet

Posted on Tue, 16 Feb 2016

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Tue, 16 Feb 2016 Answered on

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Question : i have these thick scars on my feet for around 7 to 8 years
these happened due to some bike accident couple of years back
how can i make those scars seem less visible and less thick??

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hypertrophic scar; Intralesional triamcinolone acetonide injection

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us

I have read your question and I have also reviewed the Image.

This seems like a hypertrophic scar due to excessive formation of collagen tissue after injury. One way to reduce or flatten a hypertrophic scar is to inject the raised hypertrophic/ keloid scar with a depo preparation of a steroid e.g triamcinolone acetonide is commonly used to flatten elevated hypertrophic and keloidal scars in a dose of 40 mg/ml. The injection may need to be repeated after 3 weeks.
I suggest that you visit a dermatologist in your region for the needful.

Regards

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