A scar can be a constant reminder of an injury, a surgery or years of acne. If yours is raised, wide, discolored or pitted, scar revision in Springville, UT can make it less noticeable.
No treatment can erase a scar completely, but the right approach can make a scar flatter, smoother and closer to the color of the surrounding skin. Our team chooses the method based on the type of scar you have.
When You Need Scar Revision
Scar revision can help raised or thick scars (hypertrophic scars and keloids), wide or stretched surgical scars, scars that pull or limit movement, scars that are much darker or redder than the skin around them, and pitted or rolling acne scars.
Scars keep changing for months after an injury, so revision is usually planned after a scar has matured. Raised and keloid scars, though, often respond best when treated early, so it’s worth being seen soon if a scar is getting thicker or itchy.
Tell your provider if you form keloids easily, since that changes the plan.
Our Scar Revision Process
Your provider looks at the type, size, age and location of the scar and explains your options. Raised and keloid scars are often treated with injections that flatten them over a series of visits. Wide or poorly placed surgical scars may be cut out and closed again more neatly.
For pitted acne scars, see our dedicated Acne Scar Treatment page. For uneven texture in general, options include laser resurfacing, microneedling and techniques that release scar bands pulling the skin down. Red or dark scars can be faded with light-based treatments. Many scars improve most with a combination of treatments spaced over a few months.
You will get a clear plan with the number of sessions to expect and how to care for your skin between them.
Results come gradually. A scar that has been injected usually flattens over several visits, and laser or microneedling improvements build over months as new collagen forms. Sun protection is essential: UV can darken a healing scar and undo progress, especially at Utah’s altitude. Silicone gel or sheets at home can also help raised scars. Your provider will tell you what improvement is realistic for your scar before you start.
Bring photos of the scar from when it first healed if you have them; they help your provider judge how it has changed.
Scar Revision Cost in Springville
Cost depends on the scar and the treatments used. Revision of a scar that causes pain, itching or limits movement may be billed to insurance. Revision purely to improve appearance, including most acne scar treatment, is usually self-pay. Your provider will give you the cost before you begin.
Why Choose Us
Your scar revision is handled by a practice led by Dr. Michael Peterson, who is board-certified in both dermatology and dermatopathology and spent 12 years as an Army dermatologist. Tissue we remove is examined in our own dermatopathology lab. We offer same-day appointments at our Springville office and also treat patients in Provo, Tooele and St. George. Daily Herald readers voted us first in the Best of Utah Valley from 2019 through 2023.
Scar revision is part of our skin cancer and surgical dermatology services in Springville.