Scar and skin treatment in London for acne scars, raised and keloid scars, sun damage, unwanted tattoos, rhinophyma and excessive underarm sweating, combining surgery, laser resurfacing and injections.
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Whether you want to improve acne scarring, a raised or stretched scar, sun-damaged skin or an unwanted tattoo, the right treatment depends on the type of scar or skin damage, how mature it is and where it sits, from laser resurfacing and scar revision to acne scar treatment.
Erbium laser resurfacing removes a fine layer of sun-damaged skin so smoother, fresher skin grows back, treating wrinkles, pigmentation, age spots and acne scars. Choose it if your concern is the surface of the skin; deeper treatments need up to two weeks of recovery.
Suction curettage removes the sweat glands from beneath the armpit skin through tiny incisions under local anaesthetic, giving a lasting reduction in underarm sweating. Choose it if injections only work for a few months; some sweating can return over time.
Rhinophyma surgery reshapes a nose that has become thickened, bulbous and red from advanced rosacea, using laser and fine surgical shaving to restore a natural contour. Choose it if the thickening is established; most people need only one treatment.
Surgical tattoo removal cuts out the tattooed skin and closes the wound with fine stitches, leaving a line scar in place of the tattoo. Choose it for a small tattoo that laser has failed to clear; for most tattoos, laser removal gives a better result.
Scar revision improves raised, stretched, sunken or keloid scars with surgery, laser, steroid injections or a combination, chosen to suit the scar. Choose it if a scar is still noticeable once it has fully matured; no treatment removes a scar completely.
Acne scar treatment releases, lifts or removes pitted scars with subcision, punch techniques and fat grafting, then smooths the surface with laser or Morpheus8. Choose it if laser alone has not improved deep ice pick, rolling or boxcar scars.
Some scars improve substantially with laser or injections alone; others need surgery to remove or reshape them. Which suits you depends on what you want to change:
No. Treatment can make a scar flatter, narrower, smoother and closer to the colour of the surrounding skin, but some trace always remains. Scars keep changing for 12 to 18 months, so surgical revision is usually best left until a scar has fully matured, while raised and keloid scars can be treated earlier with steroid injections and silicone.
It depends on the type of scar. Rolling scars respond to subcision, which releases the bands tethering the skin; deep ice pick and boxcar scars respond to punch techniques; and sunken areas respond to fat grafting. Laser resurfacing and Morpheus8 then smooth the surface. Laser alone rarely improves the deepest scars, which is why treatment starts with the surgical techniques.
Usually only where a scar limits movement or function, such as a tight burn contracture, or after cancer surgery. If that applies to you, we will say so and suggest a referral through your GP rather than treating you privately. Cosmetic improvement of a scar is not normally available on the NHS.
Scar revision, subcision, punch excision, tattoo excision and rhinophyma surgery are carried out by consultant plastic surgeons at our Baker Street hospital, rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission, usually as day cases under local anaesthetic. Where the concern is loose skin rather than the surface, skin tightening is the better route, and the two are often combined. Current prices are on our skin and aesthetics price list.
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