I have this soft, pigmented (it’s a white, raised keloid scar) right on the border of my bottom lip/like right next to my lip due to a very nasty infection from accidentally biting my lip. But now it has tanked my confidence because looking at my lips the bumpy scar tissue right next to it sticks out and I don’t know what to do. I’ve already struggled enough with self esteem issues, acne, scars, and not being “pretty enough” like other girls struggle with. Unless they were blessed LOL. I’ve tried every scar cream, lotion, treatment under the sun BESIDES surgery because I cannot afford it. Is there any way out of this constant struggle ? How can I force my insurance to pay for it ? If any of you have had a small scar removed/excised how much did it cost so I know what to expect to pay? Btw my insurance is BlueCross/BlueShield :///// I’m trying to save up so I can get my confidence back but I am also afraid they won’t be able to fix it because it’s on the corner of my lip. And keloids grow back too. I just want them to fix it or at least make it look better than it looks. I fucking hate my appearance because of it. Sorry to be a doomer I just thought maybe someone could help me if they’ve been through a similar situation. :/
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This is an easy and inexpensive fix. Have your dermatologist (or a doctor who has done this before) inject Kenalog into the scar along the line of it. Done properly, it will flatten the keloid and fade the scar. (Too much and the scar will “sink in” leaving a depression in the skin.) It may take up to 3 months to see the full results, and may require a second Kenalog injection treatment.
Source: A family member had this done for a keloid C-section scar (by their OBGYN), and another family member had it done after a necessary breast surgery (the scar healed keloid).
Edited to add this medical article. Look under the section titled “CORTICOSTEROID INJECTIONS“:
Management of Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0801/p253.html