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Hey guys, so i'm meant to be starting a low dose of accutane soon, 10 mg every other day for my acne. I have a hypertrophic scar on my industrial piercing however that I'm trying to get rid of and although it isn't a keloid, it isn't just a tiny bubble, it's a bump. I've heard these can get smaller over time and eventualy flatten with saline soaks and massage , etc. But I'm thinking of just getting one or two cortisone shots and being done with it.
If i went this route, would it be safe to do so on accutane ? I know accutane slows healing, hence i'm not even sure if the bump would go away no matter how much i tried to heal it naturally because the accutane would surely be interefring a little. So i risk having it take longer.. and wait and see. or . not go on accutane at all to let it heal longer, or ask for a cortisone shot with possible risks? Since this is my ear I don't think there would be a large chance the shot would scar it , but im waiting to speak to my derm about it
Any advice?
I have bad experience with cortisone shots but It was on my face.
I do not know exactly how is your scar but got it is a bump. if it is that part of the Ear with fat maybe you can have atrophy.I think that wheter it do not bothers you too much you should wait.about the acuttane I think It will not be a big problem and is important to prevent future scarring .
Hmm I'll talk to my derm about it tomorrow hopefully. Yeah probably best to wait till after the accutane, Good idea ^ I could take a small break for a few weeks if needed.
I don't think it's a keloid though.. It doesn't get bigger or spread. I've heard hypertrophic scars actually take a quite a bit of time to flatten out so it could be worth waiting rather than spending more time and money into a little injection.