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What Does Red Scar On Navel Mean In A Person Undergone Appendectomy?
18 yr old son had appendectomy and has been healing just fine. About a month later his belly button scar is a bit red and has something that seems to be protruding out of it. It was the 3 incision type surgery. very small scarsHe says it is sensitive
Here your scar is red and somewhat protruded.... Suggestive inflamed scar or it could be hypertrophic scar....
Take brufen for 5 days... It might helps....
If not improving then hypertrophic scar looked for.... For that cryotherapy, intrlesional steroid , vitamin A retinoid are some good therapy. If needed latest therapy can be tried like vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors , laser therapy etc....
Consult surgeon with keeping this in mind...
Take care.
Dr.Parth
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What Does Red Scar On Navel Mean In A Person Undergone Appendectomy?
Hi welcome to HCM... Here your scar is red and somewhat protruded.... Suggestive inflamed scar or it could be hypertrophic scar.... Take brufen for 5 days... It might helps.... If not improving then hypertrophic scar looked for.... For that cryotherapy, intrlesional steroid , vitamin A retinoid are some good therapy. If needed latest therapy can be tried like vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors , laser therapy etc.... Consult surgeon with keeping this in mind... Take care. Dr.Parth