Traumatic Scars

Traumatic scarring results from a significant, and often sudden, injury to the skin. The sources of the injury can include thermal burns, chemical burns, sharp objects that penetrate the skin and friction or scraping.

Due to the nature of the injury, traumatic scars can occur in visible areas and often are repaired without immediate priority given to the longer-term aesthetics. In traumatic scarring cases, Dr Manoharan sees a range of conditions from patients with subtle visible scarring to severe skin distortions that can restrict movement.

Dr Manoharan sees many patients where traumatic scarring has affected them physically, socially and psychologically, and works with them closely to produce real results and improve their outlook going forward.


  • Atrophic Scars.

    Atrophic scars appear indented and are thinner than the surrounding skin. These scars are often treated using ablative and fractionated laser treatment.

  • Hypertrophic Scars.

    Hypertrophic scars are raised scars that arise due to excessive tissue growth. Tissue can also experience tightening which can prevent normal movement.

  • Keloid Scars.

    Keloid scarring results in a raised scar that tends to overgrow the boundaries of the initial wound as a result of excessive tissue growth.

Traumatic scar revised by Dr Sawhney and lased by Dr Manoharan with vascular and fractional CO2 lasers.
Traumatic scar on the forehead treated by Dr M by a combination of subcision, pulsed dye laser, Fraxel and fractional CO2 laser. 3 months between photos.
Traumatic scar, surgically revised by Dr Sawhney, then finessed by Dr M with pulsed dye laser, subscision, fractional CO2 laser and Fraxel.
Forehead scar, resurfaced with Erbium: YAG laser.
Traumatic hypertrophic scar with bitumen pigmentation treated with a combination of pulsed dye laser, steroid injections and Q-switched Nd: YAG laser.
Deep brow scar resurfaced by Dr M with CO2 laser.
Old traumatic scar treated with laser resurfacing and subscision by Dr Manoharan.
Dr M achieves outstanding results on this scar following a fall, with just ONE treatment with pulsed dye laser, subscision and CO2 resurfacing.
Deep forehead scar treated by Dr Manoharan with surgical revision and followed by pulsed-dye, Fraxel and fractional CO2 lasers.
Subscision and CO2 resurfacing with Dr M for this forehead scar - 2 sessions, minimal downtime.
Chest scar - scar treatments may be challenging, and often require combination therapies; often 100% clearance is not possible. This patient was treated with a combination of topical faders and Fraxel 1550 laser. A 6 month process has resulted in a

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