Leg Lengthening and scars (How noticeable are they)

Scars are awful if you are Caucasian, usually better if you have dark skin. I've never seen amazing results with creams, laser will definitely make it fade and is somewhat cheap although I doubt to the point where it isn't recognizable. One LL patient is doing laser removal so fingers crossed for a very positive result. If you live in a cold climate it doesn't even matter just wear long pants all the time.

I discussed scar removal with Sringari and he advised plastic surgery after 6 months offering a discount for his LL patients I believe  . I think he inferred his hospital would do it not himself as he is not really geared that way. He quoted an end result of a fine white line which would be acceptable to me although it's undoubtedly going to involve more surgeries and a couple thousand dollars at least. Which is a small price to pay to get these ghastly gashes off my legs.

MDOW I am almost positive there are some lasers that operate differently. Fraxel laser is a decent treatment for acne scarring which is almost always the same complexion as one's own skin.

Quote from: jamesizu on December 18, 2013, 08:26:31 PMTo Medium, do you get better results with the scar revision when the scars are newer? Or does it not matter how old the scar is? Meaning, you would get the same results regardless of when you got the revision?

It does not matter with excisions, since the scar is being cut out.

Quote from: Russianblues on December 18, 2013, 08:27:25 PMMDOW I am almost positive there are some lasers that operate differently. Fraxel laser is a decent treatment for acne scarring which is almost always the same complexion as one's own skin.

Acne scar removal works by stimulating collagen growth under the acne pockmarks to fill them in.  The scars from my LL were either flat or raised, never dents.  So unless you have indented scars, laser treatments are just going to make them lighter not smaller.

Quote from: Russianblues on December 18, 2013, 08:27:25 PMWhich is a small price to pay to get these ghastly gashes off my legs.

Hey Russianblues,

Can you post some pics of your scars?

Thank you

I suppose I'm fortunate in the sense that scars don't matter to me. I've got a bunch of them already after falls from dirt biking and ATV racing in the desert.

For prevention of scar tissue formation (available in the near future):

Cold Plasma Welding
http://www.ion-med.com/

Dextran Hydrogel
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Scar-free-healing-complete-skin-regeneration-with-Dextran-Hydrogel/320446228073161


For people already with scars (currently available in Europe, Canada and Australia):

ReCell Spray-on Skin
http://www.avitamedical.com/index.php?id=5&ob=1

Quote from: Blackhawk on December 18, 2013, 09:22:08 PMHey Russianblues,

Can you post some pics of your scars?

Thank you

I just got my frames removed so me legs are all bandaged up, after that I will.

This is 11 months after first surgery.
Left leg(right looks the same)

Are those two crosses just above your ankle where the IM nail screws are?

Ive read somewhere that it takes your body 2 years to "treat" the scars by itself.
Meaning after 2 years if there are any nasty scars left it will probably stay this way.
But realistic, you already know from the start how it eventually will look in the future.
I falled nasty off my bike and it left a huge scar, my scar still look like how it was 2 weeks after it healed. Its more then a year and half now.

I'll simply laser scars away, shouldnt cost too much, especially on asian countries and i dont think there would be anyy big complication.

When I was in Beijing I started seeing this waitress who I found out had an operation in the past to remove the sweat glands from her underarms. There were these huge scars covering both her armpits. Fortunately they were in a place where not many people see. The scar issue seems to be more of an issue for women, I would think. Guys can at least get that rugged look going for them with scars.