Has anyone ever received steroid injections to get rid of bumps caused by scar tissue?
Hi. A whіlе back, I hаd a very painful acne cyst. It іѕ now a large bump protruding frοm mу skin, bυt thе skin οn top looks fine. Mу dermatologist ѕаіd іt іѕ scar tissue under thе skin frοm thе cyst аnd іѕ beginning tο give mе corticosteroid injections. Hаѕ anyone hаd thіѕ? Wіll іt gο down?
Yes, I have had this done several times and it worked wonders for me!! I was so happy with them, I refer to them as my "miracle injections". You can have this injection done for both new and old acne bumps. The dermatologist will inject a cortisone right under the skin and it will cause the inflammation to go down. Each time I had this done, the bump was gone within 24-48 hours.
Before you have this done, though, I would ask the doctor performing it a couple of questions. I would ask how many times they have completed this procedure and the results that their patients have had. If the doctor does not put enough of the medicine in the spot, it will not completely go away and you will have to go back and have another injection done. This is not as bad of a situation because most doctors will give you a free follow up visit to inject a little more to make it completely go away. This is the cautious approach. On the other hand, if the doctor injects too much of the medication in the area, you could be left with a "pitted" acne scar in that area. The doctor that I had visited did this procedure quite a bit and usually injected just the right amount to make it go away without leaving a scar, so an experienced dermatologist is a must.
Another thing that I ran into was that my health insurance didn’t cover the procedure. They considered it to be "cosmetic" rather than "neccessary". Once I got a zit that got bad enough to require a cortisone injection, I would have paid my life savings to get rid of it, but it’s just something else to consider when deciding whether or not to do it.
I hope this helps and best of luck with your injection!