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What Does Red Scar On Navel Mean In A Person Undergone Appendectomy?
18 yr old son had appendectomy and has been healing just fine. About a month later his belly button scar is a bit red and has something that seems to be protruding out of it. It was the 3 incision type surgery. very small scarsHe says it is sensitive
Thu, 26 May 2016
Hi welcome to HCM...
Here your scar is red and somewhat protruded....
Suggestive inflamed scar or it could be hypertrophic scar....
Take brufen for 5 days...
It might helps....
If not improving then hypertrophic scar looked for....
For that cryotherapy, intrlesional steroid , vitamin A retinoid are some good therapy.
If needed latest therapy can be tried like vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors , laser therapy etc....
Consult surgeon with keeping this in mind...
Take care.
Dr.Parth
Here your scar is red and somewhat protruded....
Suggestive inflamed scar or it could be hypertrophic scar....
Take brufen for 5 days...
It might helps....
If not improving then hypertrophic scar looked for....
For that cryotherapy, intrlesional steroid , vitamin A retinoid are some good therapy.
If needed latest therapy can be tried like vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors , laser therapy etc....
Consult surgeon with keeping this in mind...
Take care.
Dr.Parth
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