Treatment of scars

Scars are purplish-pink, shrunken connective tissue formations with sharp borders, a compact feel, that rise above the skin level, and whiten over time, which are formed during the body's healing process. They are formed because the body fills in the resulting connective tissue deficiency with incomplete tissue. Scars can form on our bodies and faces for a variety of reasons, making the skin surface uneven and causing aesthetic problems. These can be the result of previous injuries, accidents or surgery, but scars from acne or smallpox are also very common.

In our practice, we treat scars using two different methods:

1. fractional laser treatment

2. injection treatment

Fractional laser peels for the treatment of scars

instantly tightens the skin,

enhances skin softness and texture,

removes epidermal pigmentation and eliminates unwanted brown spots,

smoothes wrinkles and acne scars.

The infrared light from carbon dioxide lasers is absorbed by the water content of the skin tissues: during the treatment, it heats the water in the upper layers of the skin, causing both the water and the skin tissues to evaporate. This process, known as laser peeling, regenerates the skin and, as the heat generated coagulates the connective tissue fibres, the skin becomes firmer and smoother. In fractional laser peels, the laser does not cover the area to be treated in a continuous pattern, but rather in tiny pixels, leaving most of the surrounding skin intact. The laser causes small, columnar "holes", tissue damage to the skin. These small lesions, like tiny wounds, stimulate the surrounding intact skin to heal, forming new collagen fibres. Ablative fractional carbon dioxide laser treatment, as opposed to non-fractional laser procedures, allows the skin to heal faster because the healthy, untreated tissue surrounding the treated tissue acts as a natural bond during healing. After fractional laser peels, the optimal improvement, i.e. the final result, is visible after 1-2 months, as collagen regeneration and skin tightening continues until then. The improvement in skin texture is already visible two weeks after treatment.

• 3-5 treatments at 4-week intervals are needed to achieve the desired results

• no direct sun exposure for 4 weeks prior to treatment (i.e. sunscreen must be used)

• if the patient is prone to pigmentation, a bleaching ointment should be used prior to treatment

• if you are prone to herpes, you should take medication before treatment

• for 3-5 days after the treatment, the treated area is characterised by intense redness, swelling and redness, then it starts to peel slightly, after 3 days you can even return to work with make-up on, and after 1-1.5 weeks there is no trace of the treatment,

• Afterwards, wash off with water and apply a thick layer of cream,

• for 4 weeks after the treatment, use a high factor sunscreen (at least 50) and, for those who are prone to pigmentation, a bleaching cream,

• the treatment can be repeated after 4 weeks if necessary.

Treatment of scars

A dermatological consultation is only charged (HUF 30 000) if our dermatologist has assessed you as suitable for the procedure but you do not request it.

Treatment of scars on the body or face with a fractional laser: the price for the treatment of a palm area is 30 000 HUF.

Injection scar treatment (Volon-A or Kenalog): 35 000 Ft per session.