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CHICKENPOX SCAR
I am 20 years old. I had chickenpox 1 month ago. There is a hole (khadda) on my nose because of chickenpox scar. What to do now? Will this hole be permanant?
Can this hole be cured? And my nose be like before?
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Dr. Ruben Bhasin
Dermatologist
9 yrs exp
Delhi
Chicken pox has more of rolling and box scars as a side effect from de roofing of the lesion. As a scar has breadth and height; with respect to it being a pox scar it has to be taken under a procedure of a scar treatment.
There are multiple treatments available so according to the location,size and number of lesion the treatment is decided.
Next Steps
Visit to a dermatologist as it has to examined
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As it is only a month of the scar being there the treatment will have a much better and faster result.
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