Scars in Karachi
Understanding scar types: depressed, raised, keloid, red and brown, and what each one needs.
Is Scars right for me?
- For anyone with a scar they want assessed and improved.
- A consultation that identifies the scar type and the treatment it needs.
- Treatment plans of four to six sessions with long-term results.
Know your scar.
A scar is the skin’s repair, and it does not always repair well. Some scars sink, some rise, some stay red or turn brown, and some, keloids, keep growing beyond the injury. Each type responds to different treatment, which is why the clinic assesses the scar before recommending anything.
This page explains the types. The Scar Treatment Clinic page describes how each is treated.
For a full treatment plan, see the Scar Treatment Clinic, or acne scar treatment if your scars came from acne.
The types of scar.
Atrophic (depressed)
Rolling, boxcar and ice-pick scars from acne or injury; treated with subcision, RF, laser and filler.
Atrophic (depressed) → TypeHypertrophic (raised)
Thick scars within the injury; injections, laser and silicone.
Hypertrophic (raised) → TypeKeloid
Scars that grow beyond the injury; injections, laser and prevention of recurrence.
Keloid → TypeRed and brown scars
Vascular laser and laser toning.
Red and brown scars → TypeContracture and burn scars
Fractional laser and micrografts.
Contracture and burn scars → TypeStretch marks
Striae; microneedling, laser and collagen injectables.
Stretch marks →Good candidates
- Any scar you want assessed.
- Scars on brown skin.
- New scars, where early treatment does most.
- Old scars that have never been treated.
Not suitable for
- Nothing excludes assessment.
- Treatment timing depends on the scar's age.
- Active infection is treated first.
- Isotretinoin affects laser timing.
Assess, then treat.
Assessment
Type, depth, colour and age of the scar.
Plan
The combination the scar needs.
Treatment
See the Scar Treatment Clinic.
From consultation to results.
Assessment and plan.
Four to six sessions typical.
Result assessed.
If needed.
"The scar tells me what it needs. My job is to read it correctly before the first treatment."
Consultant Dermatologist and Laser Specialist. Over 35 years of dermatology, trained in Zurich, practising in Clifton since 1999. Page medically reviewed September 2026.
Scars, answered.
Straight answers from the clinic. If your question is not here, ask on WhatsApp.
Ask on WhatsAppHypertrophic scars stay within the injury and often settle; keloids grow beyond it and need active treatment.
Yes. Old scars improve with treatment, though new scars respond fastest.
Yes, with tools chosen for it.
With a consultation at the Scar Treatment Clinic.
Start with a consultation.
A twenty-minute consultation with Dr. Fehmida decides whether this is the right treatment for your face, or whether something gentler or stronger would serve you better. Message on WhatsApp or leave your number and the clinic calls you back.
200/1 Clifton 1, Block 5, Clifton, Karachi. Monday to Friday 9:00 to 6:00, Saturday 9:00 to 5:00.
Call or WhatsApp 0301 827 9630