scarfix

There are all sorts of scars depressed scars, ice pick scars, hypertophic (elevated) scar, keloid scars, and discolored skin (hyperpigmented or hypopigmented or depigmented). Your dermatologist or plastic surgeon should assess the type of scar and then the treatment could be anything from subcision, to dermabrasion, to injecting cortisone into a thickened scar, or even cutting out a scar.