Korean clinics excel at minimizing existing scars. Whether from surgery, injury, or acne, advanced techniques can significantly improve scar appearance.

Types of Scars Treated

  • Surgical scars
  • Injury/trauma scars
  • Burn scars
  • Acne scars
  • Keloid and hypertrophic scars

Treatment Options

Surgical Revision

  • Excising old scar
  • Re-closing with better technique
  • Changing scar direction
  • Z-plasty or W-plasty techniques

Laser Treatment

  • Fractional lasers for texture
  • Vascular lasers for redness
  • Resurfacing for overall improvement
  • Multiple sessions typically needed

Injection Treatments

  • Steroid injections (for keloids)
  • Filler (for depressed scars)
  • 5-FU injections

Microneedling/RF

  • Stimulates collagen remodeling
  • Improves texture
  • Multiple sessions needed

Scar-Specific Approaches

Raised Scars (Keloid/Hypertrophic)

  • Steroid injections
  • Pressure therapy
  • Surgical excision (carefully)
  • Radiation (for keloids)

Depressed Scars

  • Subcision
  • Filler
  • Fat grafting
  • Fractional laser

Wide Scars

  • Surgical revision
  • Serial excision
  • Tissue expansion

Timeline Expectations

  • Scars mature over 12-18 months
  • Treatment often done after maturation
  • Multiple treatments may be needed
  • Improvement, not perfection, is goal

Korean Expertise

  • Experience with Asian skin
  • Understanding of scarring tendencies
  • Advanced combination approaches