How to manage a scar on the face after a skin infection?

Question

Hi doctor,

I am a 29 year old male. I developed a skin infection on my face. It is in three places. One on the right corner of my forehead, one just near below my right eye and then one just below my right lip. Symptoms started with some itching and redness. Below my lip some kind of small blisters were first seen. Then later I felt more tingling, itching, burning sensation, and crawling on the skin. I went to a dermatologist in my locality and he prescribed tablet Teczine and Flucort cream for a week. Then on my second visit, he prescribed Zanclav and Cortimax. During my recent visit, he prescribed Alaspan and Tendrone cream. I will be visiting him again after a month. Now, all the symptoms have gone and it subsided with the help of the medication being prescribed. But, the thing is that I have big scars remaining which makes me worried and uneasy. The scars on the forehead and lower lip are like a kind of cut incision being made. The skin got separated. The one below the eye is just a pinkish-red scar. I am worried about the scars. Will those scars return to normal skin as those skins are separated from each other deep inside? I am sending a picture of my scar. Kindly give suitable advice and suggestions on how to proceed. I want my normal skin back. My immunological investigation, hematology analysis, and liver function are normal.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

What immunological investigation have you undergone? Please upload the reports.
How long have you been taking Zanclav (a combination of Amoxicillin and Clavulanic acid)?
Do you have any other sites affected? Is there any problem with sun exposure?

Actually, on first look, it is gone in favor of discoid lupus erythematosus.

Thank you.

Answer 2

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

You have not mentioned the immunological investigations, which you have undergone. Nevertheless, you may have to go forscar revision surgery for treating these scars. First of all you need to clarify the diagnosis with your dermatologist as infection does not cause scarring like this. So, there is a probability of it being discoid lupus erythematosus.

Thank you.