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Suggest Treatment For Scars Due To Chicken Pox

2 years ago,my daughter had chickenpox..the result of that left a scar on her skin which starts to grow-up..i went to visit many skin doctors which they describe it as keliod..they gave her silicon geland some remedy,but they are useless..that thing is growing and becomes red..what is the best treatment ?and is it a keliod or hypertrophic scar?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic.
I understand that your daughter has a keloid/ hypertrophic scar after healing of chicken pox.
Keloids will grow beyond the scar border, while hypertrophic scar is well confined within the borders. This is one way of differentiating the two.
She would benefit from intralesional steroid injection. A very small amount of the drug Triamcinolone is injected into the bulk of the scar. It has to be taken once in 3 weeks till the lesion softens and become flat. Since it is given only into the lesion, there are no systemic side effects of steroids.
Please visit an experienced dermatologist and discuss about this procedure.
Hope this helps you.
Take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Scars Due To Chicken Pox

Hello, Welcome to healthcare magic. I understand that your daughter has a keloid/ hypertrophic scar after healing of chicken pox. Keloids will grow beyond the scar border, while hypertrophic scar is well confined within the borders. This is one way of differentiating the two. She would benefit from intralesional steroid injection. A very small amount of the drug Triamcinolone is injected into the bulk of the scar. It has to be taken once in 3 weeks till the lesion softens and become flat. Since it is given only into the lesion, there are no systemic side effects of steroids. Please visit an experienced dermatologist and discuss about this procedure. Hope this helps you. Take care.