Ear-Nose and Throat Doctor (ENT) Questions Scar removal

How can I remove a single large scar on my nose?

I have a very dark scar from a pimple on the tip of my nose, and it looks really bad. How can I remove this large scar on my nose?

5 Answers

surgically it can be removed, or apply a prescription bleaching cream such as hydroquinone.
Hello,

I would recommend consulting with an ENT Specialist or a Facial Plastic Specialist.

Dr. D
In the medical world, scars are not "removed." They are revised. This means that with most scars, in my experience especially those resulting from dermatologists' work, can be changed to be less noticeable. There are multiple potential procedures to accomplish this. The best trained specialists for these procedures are ENT surgeons, cosmetic surgeons, and plastic surgeons. Dermatology is not a subspecialty of surgery; it is a subspecialty of internal medicine. Most of the public doesn't know this. The methods of revising (improving) scars are too numerous to detail them in an email. I'd suggest you see a physician in one of the above-named specialties to inquire as to what can be done. Many of them don't even charge for an initial consultation.
DEPENDING ON YOUR INSURANCE, YOU MAY WANT TO SEE AN ENT OR FACIAL PLASTIC OR PLASTIC SURGEON FOR SCAR REVISION.
Can have corticosteroid injections to decrease the scar or have excision with local flap reconstruction. See ENT who does plastic surgery.