Scar Correction (Corticosteroid Injection)

Raised or thickened scars — hypertrophic scars and, in some cases, keloids — form when the skin produces too much collagen as it heals after injury, surgery, acne or chickenpox. Injecting a corticosteroid directly into the scar reduces this overactive tissue: the medication calms inflammation and slows excess collagen production, so over time the scar softens, flattens and becomes less raised and less visible. At Dermaestet this is presented as a…

The procedure is very short — the clinic notes around ten minutes — and is performed without anaesthesia, as it involves only a fine injection into the scar. There is essentially no downtime. Because scar tissue remodels gradually and a single injection rarely achieves the full effect, the treatment is usually repeated at intervals over a short course until the scar is satisfactorily softened and flattened; the exact number of sessions and the price…