Top Scar Revision Doctor in Los Angeles
Our approach to scar revision uses a combination of both surgical and non-surgical methods to optimize your skin’s performance during early or late scar healing. Surgery is often required if the existing scar is severely widened, hypertrophic, or mismatched in contour and dimension. However, we employ a complex protocol of lasers and RF therapy to help further improve scar pliability, topography, texture, color, and contour. In addition, Dr. Karamanoukian may also recommend scar modulation techniques, intralesional injections, and topical therapy to further improve a scar.
The Leading Scar Revision Experts in Los Angeles
Our Los Angeles plastic surgery practice is a National Center of Excellence for the management of simple or complex scars on the skin. We utilize a combination approach to scar mitigation that can involve surgical or non-surgical treatments. Using his extensive expertise in scar revision, our leading plastic surgeon Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian can offer you exceptional recommendations to improve your scar and minimize its visibility. Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian is the leading plastic surgeon in the United States for scar revision. His expertise is based on two decades of experience in the management of complex scars, including keloids and hypertrophic scars.
Professionalism: Dr. Karamanoukian understands the importance of ethics and quality of care in plastic surgery. He is a graduate of the UCLA School of Medicine and provides exceptional treatment to his patients. During your consultation, he will assiduously examine your scars and provide you with a comprehensive surgical and non-surgical plan that incorporates the latest technical, pharmacological, and surgical treatments available for your particular concern.
Exceptional Qualifications: Having received his training from leading academic universities, Dr. Karamanoukian is dedicated to lifelong learning and education. He is a consummate researcher and clinical investigator in plastic surgery and lectures regularly to physicians and medical students. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and an advisor and mentor to countless medical students seeking an academic career.
Meticulous Care: Dr. Karamanoukian is an exceptional plastic surgeon with an outstanding aesthetic eye and meticulous attention to detail. He enjoys treating patients with challenging clinical problems. He dedicates his practice to providing a high level of individualized and patient-centric care. He is recognized by his peers, both academic and clinical, for his complex understanding of reconstructive surgery.
Our Approach to Scar Revision
Our approach to scar revision uses a combination of both surgical and non-surgical methods to optimize your skin’s performance during early or late scar healing. Surgery is often required if the existing scar is severely widened, hypertrophic, or mismatched in contour and dimension. However, we employ a complex protocol of lasers and RF therapy to help further improve scar pliability, topography, texture, color, and contour. In addition, Dr. Karamanoukian may also recommend scar modulation techniques, intralesional injections, and topical therapy to further improve a scar.
Facelift and Necklift Scar Revision
One of the most complex procedures in plastic surgery involves a necklift or a facelift, during which incisions are made along the temporal sideburns, pre and post-auricular region, and along the hairline in back of the ears. Meticulous attention to detail is paramount during a facelift or necklift. Otherwise, scars may be permanently visible.
Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian provides expertise in the management of facelift and necklift scars using a combination approach that usually involves minor surgical scar revision, hair transplantation, laser scar removal, intralesional injections, or scar modulation. We are most concerned about the area in front of the ear, which can often scar poorly. Our approach at Kare Plastic Surgery is to recontour the pre-auricular scar lines so that they blend in more naturally with the skin.
Liposuction and BBL Scar Treatment
The growing popularity of liposuction has influenced the prevalence of bad liposuction scars on the abdomen, back, and arms. During the Brazilian Butt Lift, liposuction fat is removed and placed into the buttocks to improve the contour and volume of the buttocks. Liposuction scars can be dark, indented, or raised with keloid or hypertrophic scarring. There are many options to improve the quality and visibility of these liposuction scars using lasers, RF therapy, scar modulation, and our advanced Hidef scar protocols for scarring.
Our doctors are trained in the latest advancements in laser technology and can provide you with expertise in the management of your liposuction scars. The Hidef scar revision protocol involves an initial consultation to discuss and examine your scars followed by an in-depth treatment plan that includes surgical as well as nonsurgical options to reduce the visibility of your scars.
The most common treatment plans involve the initial use of Kenalog Injections followed by a multi variate laser treatment protocol that can reduce the vascularity of your scars, the contour of raised scars, replacement of contour on indented scars, and improve the texture and color of the skin overlying the scars.
Dr. Karamanoukian can evaluate your Brazilian butt lift scars in his Los Angeles plastic surgery center located in Santa Monica. The most advanced therapies can be initiated on the day of your consultation or can be scheduled at a later time. If you are traveling from another state or country, Dr. Karamanoukian can help you coordinate your travel plans so that your therapy can be achieved with minimal downtime or inconvenience.
Liposuction scars can include keloids, hypertrophic scars, dark or discolored scars, PIH, atrophic scars, or hypervascular scars. The most effective high definition protocol must place importance on your skin type, recovery, and propensity for further scarring.
Some of the most effective scar treatments include sublative RF, vascular laser, fractional laser, Vbeam laser, skin resurfacing, ablative laser, non-ablative laser, fibrous release, fat transfer, lipocavitation, erbium laser, and clear and brilliant laser.
To schedule a comprehensive consultation for scar vision in our Los Angeles plastic surgery office, please call 310-998-5533 and speak to one of our patient care coordinators. Our office can help accommodate your consultation for scar revision and assist you in finalizing a treatment plan that can help you reduce the visibility of your scars. We begin with a consultation and discussion of availalble scar options. These options may include laser, chemical peels, scar modulation, surgery, wound treatment, pigmentation protocols, topical creams, and HIDEF scar treatment protocols.
Orthopedic Scar Revision
Orthopedic surgeries can have a positive impact on your ability to function on a daily basis. The scope of orthopedic surgery encompasses emergency orthopedic fractures, spine surgery, shoulder surgery, arm and hand surgery, hip surgery, knee and elbow surgery, and leg/foot surgery. In any case, the scars from an orthopedic injury can be keloid or hypertrophic. We often see these scars and can treat early and late orthopedic scars so that they look better aesthetically.
Learn more about orthopedic surgery scar revision in Los Angeles.
Self-harm Scars
Self-harm scars are marks on the skin caused by self-injury and they are quite common among teenagers and adults in the United States. There are several amazing treatments to help reduce the visibility of self-harm scars at Kare Plastic Surgery in Santa Monica. The best treatment for you will depend on the severity of your scars, your skin type, skin color, severity of scars, and textural changes in the skin.
Some of the most common treatments for self-harm scars include:
- Laser therapy: Laser therapy can help to fade the color of scars and improve their texture.
- Topical creams and ointments: There are a number of topical creams and ointments that can help to improve the appearance of scars. These products typically contain ingredients that help to promote collagen production and reduce inflammation. We recommend Melarase creams to help reduce hyperpigmentation of the skin when combined with exfoliants.
- Surgical treatments: In some cases, surgical treatments may be necessary to remove or improve the appearance of self-harm scars. These treatments may include scar revision, skin grafting, or tissue expansion.
