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How To Get Rid Of Dark, Red Scar Between Eyes For About An Year Due To Cyst?

I have a dark, red scar in between my eyes from a cyst . It was injected w hydrocortisone again a week ago....it s less raised but still very red. Bleaching creams made it more red. It has been there for a year now. What can I do?
Wed, 13 Jun 2012
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Ho Kristeek,

What you are describing here seems to be a hypertropic scar (excess healing response) for which your doctor has injected a steroid (i.e. hydrocortisone) in the same.

It is a accepted practice to inject steroid in such a situation. These are good medicines but they take some time to act. As you have said it is less raised now. Thats a good thing. Give it some time to heal.

Also I would ask you not to use a bleaching agent as it might cause allergies. Plus they tend to irritate the skin, so redness may increase.

Hope you have a good cosmetic recovery with the full effect of the injection setting in.
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How To Get Rid Of Dark, Red Scar Between Eyes For About An Year Due To Cyst?

Ho Kristeek, What you are describing here seems to be a hypertropic scar (excess healing response) for which your doctor has injected a steroid (i.e. hydrocortisone) in the same. It is a accepted practice to inject steroid in such a situation. These are good medicines but they take some time to act. As you have said it is less raised now. Thats a good thing. Give it some time to heal. Also I would ask you not to use a bleaching agent as it might cause allergies. Plus they tend to irritate the skin, so redness may increase. Hope you have a good cosmetic recovery with the full effect of the injection setting in.