What is this white thing on his scar?!


Question: What is this white thing on his scar!?
My boyfriend has a scar on his forehead from basketball when he hit his head on the court, and now he has a scar above his eyebrow but there's a white dot in the middle of it, and it's been there for a while!. It kind of looks like a white head but it isn't anything with acne!. What is it!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Depending on the age of the scar it could be an air pocket or a place where the skin is thicker!. Sometimes dead skin cells accumulate there, and one day while in the shower they just soften up and fall off and fresh white new cells are under there!. That is also what new tendon or cartillage looks like when unprotected by thick skin -- bright white!. I have many on the scars from surgeries that look just like that on my hip and they are nothing to worry about!. They will go away or darken a little in time!. After a while you won't notice them!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Does it look sorta like this!?
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or this
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if so its a Hypopigmentation, it should go away after some time!. He could use castor oil to take the pigment out, peroxide, or scar ointment since it was from a fall!. But dont worry about it, the reason its white is because it was a scab and his skin had to produce pigment!. The color of the scar WILL match his skin color eventually!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Hypopigmentation in a scar is common!. It may go after some time!. If not, it can be treated with psoralen cream or surgical removal!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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