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Can I remove a scar by cutting it open and then healing it? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by smq@discuss.tchncs.de to c/askscience@lemmy.world

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If I have a very thin piece of scar tissue on my skin, and then I surgically cut the skin open right along the middle of the scar, and ensure that I do all the best scar healing practises (like holding the skin on either side of the wound together), what will happen? Will the scar get smaller or bigger?

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[–] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago

Only a plastic surgeon may be able to remove a scar.

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[–] temporal_spider@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago

You said the scar is very thin, so you might get results from an over the counter product like Scargo, especially if the scar isn't too old. I've used it successfully before.

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io -1 points 1 year ago

I know nothing about the medical issues involved, but my gut is telling me that this is a horrifically bad idea.

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[–] Alistaire@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 year ago

if wound a wounded place, does it heal?

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